Bill > HB1229

This bill provides a pathway for resentencing individuals who were originally sentenced as a persistent offender or received an exceptional sentence related to a potential persistent offender classification, specifically when a robbery in the second degree conviction was used as a basis for their sentencing. The bill allows either the Office of Public Defense or the offender to file a motion for resentencing if they meet certain eligibility conditions, such as having been sentenced as a persistent offender using a robbery in the second degree conviction or serving an exceptional sentence through a plea agreement that avoided a persistent offender sentence. If the court finds the offender eligible, it must resentence the individual as if robbery in the second degree was not considered a most serious offense, effectively potentially reducing their sentence. The bill also requires that a guilty plea cannot be withdrawn during this process. Additionally, the Office of Public Defense is tasked with analyzing plea agreement data to identify and notify potentially eligible individuals, and then share this information with county public defenders and prosecutors. The legislation aims to provide relief for individuals who were sentenced based on robbery in the second degree convictions that are no longer considered a most serious offense.