HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2999        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1564

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Theodore C. Speliotis

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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 imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Theodore C. Speliotis

13th Essex

1/7/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2999        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1564

By Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1564) of Theodore C. Speliotis relative to the imposition of life sentences for second or subsequent convictions of the crime of rape.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2351 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape.

 

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. Section 22 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting, in line 26, the words “or for any term or years”.

SECTION 2. Section 22 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting, in line 32, the words “or for any term of years, but not less than 15 years”.