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Alabama Appleseed Praises House Vote to End Judicial Override
Advocacy News, HB 16, Other IssuesToday the Alabama House of Representatives passed SB 16, which will remove the power of a judge to override a jury’s sentencing verdict in capital cases. SB 16 will now move to the Governor for consideration.
"Alabama is the only state…
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Alabama Appleseed Urges House Committee to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties
Advocacy News, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, HB 269Montgomery, AL – Alabama Appleseed today asked the Alabama House Judiciary Committee to favorably report HB 269, which would make possession of one ounce or less of marijuana a fine only offense ($250/first offense & $500/subsequent offenses)…
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Support HB 269 - Ensure a Common Sense Response to the Possession of Marijuana
Fair Schools, Safe Communities, HB 269, NewsHB 269 would make possession of under one ounce of marijuana a fine only offense ($250/first offense & $500/subsequent offenses). A conviction for possession of under one ounce of marijuana would not appear on the individual’s criminal…
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Alabama Appleseed Praises House Committee Vote to End Judicial Override
Advocacy News, Frank Knaack, HB 16, Other IssuesMontgomery, AL – The following statement is by Frank Knaack, executive director of Alabama Appleseed regarding SB 16, which the Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee favorably reported today:
We should all agree that if we…
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Support SB 16 - Help Minimize Unreliable and Arbitrary Death Sentences
Advocacy News, HB 16, Other IssuesSB 16 would prohibit a judge from overriding a jury’s recommendation and imposing a death sentence in cases where the jury voted for life without parole in a capital case. Currently a judge is not required to accept a jury’s vote in the…
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