Keywords: CIRCUIT COURT, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, DISTRICT COURT, JUSTICES AND JUDGES, PENAL CODE, SENTENCING
Report Title: Criminal Offenses
Description: Authorizes sentencing judge to determine merger of convictions if multiple convictions include lesser included offenses. Amends double jeopardy provisions to allow subsequent prosecution if former prosecution resulted in a conviction or finding of guilty of lesser include offense that subsequently was set aside.
1-28-99 H Introduced and passed First Reading
2- 1-99 H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 7
1-19-00 H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.