Catherine Forbes voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Increases Firearm Misdemeanors into Felonies
Signed by Governor Larry Hogan, Jr.
Title: Increases Firearm Misdemeanors into Felonies
Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that increases firearm misdemeanors into felonies.
Increases firearm misdemeanors into criminal felonies when (Sec. 1):
The firarm found was used in commission of a violent crime;
The firearm found was an assault weapon; or
Their was theft of a handgun.
Authorizes the state to appeal the decision of a trial court that excludes evidence sought to be included in a criminal trial involving a firearm offense (Sec. 1).
Title: Increases Firearm Misdemeanors into Felonies
Title: Increases Firearm Misdemeanors into Felonies