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| SPONSOR: | Mohorovic | DATE TYPED: | 02/16/00 | HB | 395 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Increase Firearm Enhancement Sentence | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | O'Connell | ||||||
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| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
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Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 395 amends Section 31-18-16 NMSA 1978 to provide increased sentencing enhancements for the use, discharge and use which results in injury of a firearm in non-capital felony cases. Additional sentences imposed under this act shall be the first years served and shall not be suspended or deferred.
Significant Issues
Possession of a firearm in the commission of a non-capital felony results in an increase of five years to the basic sentence. Discharge of a firearm in the commission of a non-capital felony results in an increase of ten years to the basic sentence. Use of a firearm resulting in injury to another person in the commission of a non-capital felony results in an increase of 20 years to the basic sentence.
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