HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1506 FILED ON: 1/13/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 709
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cory Atkins
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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 victims rights.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex | 1/13/2017 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 1/26/2017 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/1/2017 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Marian Ryan (District Attorney) |
| 1/18/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1506 FILED ON: 1/13/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 709
By Ms. Atkins of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 709) of Cory Atkins and others relative to victims rights. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1156 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to victims rights.
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. Chapter 228 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 14 the following section:-
Section 15. The death of a criminal defendant who is convicted of a criminal offense shall automatically terminate the right to appeal or any appeal pending of such conviction, and where such conviction has not been previously vacated or reversed by an order or decision of a court, the judgment of conviction shall stand.
This section shall not preclude the attorney general or district attorney from commencing an action to vacate the conviction judgment against a deceased defendant in the interest of justice.