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By Mr. Fagan of Taunton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1400) of James H. Fagan relative to the revision or revocation of certain criminal sentences. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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By Mr. Fagan of Taunton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1400) of James H. Fagan relative to the revision or revocation of certain criminal sentences. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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An Act Relative to the Revision or Revocation of Certain Criminal Sentences. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION
1. Chapter 279 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition,
is hereby amended by inserting after section 4B the following section:—
Section 4C. The trial judge, in a district or superior court, upon his own
motion or the written motion of a defendant filed within twenty-four months
after the imposition of the sentence, within twenty-four months after receipt
by the trial court of a rescript issued upon affirmance of the judgment or
dismissal of the appeal, or within twenty-four months after entry of any order
or judgment of an appellate court denying review of, or having the effect of
upholding a judgment of conviction, may, upon such terms and conditions as he
shall order, revise or revoke such sentence if it appears that justice may not
have been done.