Bill > HB4779

This bill amends West Virginia law to require parole boards to consider the sentencing judge's recommendation when determining the appropriate term of imprisonment for individuals convicted of specific "qualifying offenses," which include serious crimes like DUI with death or serious bodily injury, various drug offenses, murder, manslaughter, assault, stalking, strangulation, burglary, human trafficking, and sexual offenses against minors, among others. The bill allows judges, at their discretion, to impose a definite prison term for these offenses, not exceeding the maximum allowed by law, and mandates that parole boards take this judicial recommendation into account, providing a more direct link between the judge's sentencing intent and the subsequent parole process for these serious crimes.

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