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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Garrett J. Bradley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to limiting recurring parole hearings for persons convicted of second degree murder.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Garrett J. Bradley | 3rd Plymouth | 1/10/2014 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4033 FILED ON: 1/10/2014
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By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Garrett J. Bradley relative to parole hearings for persons convicted of second degree murder. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen
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An Act relative to limiting recurring parole hearings for persons convicted of second degree murder.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. This act shall be known and referred to as “Leslie’s Law”.
SECTION 2. Section 133A of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “period”, in line 48, the following words: - provided, however, that for any person convicted of murder in the second degree, such ensuing period shall be 10 years.