Bill > SB2225

This bill amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 to change how habitual offenders are determined, specifically by excluding prior felony convictions from consideration if more than ten years have passed between the completion of the sentence for that prior felony and the commission of the new offense. Previously, prior felony convictions, even those from long ago, could be used to sentence an offender to the maximum term for a new felony, with limited options for parole or probation, and the court had to provide a written explanation for any deviation from this maximum sentence. This change means that only more recent prior felony convictions, within the last ten years of completing their sentence, will count towards classifying someone as a habitual offender for sentencing enhancement purposes.

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