and to Return a Video or pursuant to “Failure Cassette Tape” Section 16-13-425. Enact legislation to increase the penalties for the offense of or Providing Assistance to a pursuant to Section “Harboring Fugitive” 16-5-50, from a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both, to a fine of not more than $3,000, or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. Enact legislation to change the name of the offense “Lynching” pursuant to Sections 16-3-210 and 16-3-220, to a more appropriate title such as and Battery by In the legislation, restructure “Assault Mob”. the degrees so that a person who commits and Battery by “Assault resulting in the death of a person is guilty of and Mob” “Assault Battery by Mob in the 1st and must be imprisoned thirty years Degree” to life; a person who commits and Battery by resulting “Assault Mob” in serious bodily injury to a person is guilty of and Battery by “Assault Mob in the 2nd and must be imprisoned not less than three Degree” years nor more than twenty-five years; and a person who commits and Battery by resulting in bodily injury is guilty of “Assault Mob” and Battery by Mob in the 3nd and must be “Assault Degree” imprisoned not more than one year. Recommendation 7: Improve transparency and certainty in sentencing decisions and at bond and bail hearings Recommend that all interested persons be provided the sentencing information necessary for sentencing in a manner that the offender, victim, lawyers, and public can understand, including, but not limited to, a description of the minimum and maximum imprisonment the offender must serve and how suspension, probation, parole, good time credits, etc., will impact the sentence. Encourage DOC to offender’s continue its efforts to create a website where this information may be easily obtained once all sentencing reports and other data pertinent to a conviction have been received. Recommend that Court Administration provide all judges with a criminal law sentencing reference manual that would include, but not be limited to, general statistical information regarding sentencing and alternative sentencing options throughout the state. Judges could voluntarily review such information to be better informed as to sentencing practices for various criminal offenses and to learn about alternative sentencing options available for such crimes. Recommend improved training for bail or bond setting judges, as well as for law enforcement, prosecutors, and public defenders, so that
and “Failure to Return a Video or Cassette Tape” pursuant to Section 16-13-425. Enact legislation to increase the penalties for the offense of “Harboring or Providing Assistance to a Fugitive” pursuant to Section 16-5-50, from a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, or both, to a fine of not more than $3,000, or imprisonment for not more than three years, or both. Enact legislation to change the name of the offense “Lynching” pursuant to Sections 16-3-210 and 16-3-220, to a more appropriate title such as “Assault and Battery by Mob”. In the legislation, restructure the degrees so that a person who commits “Assault and Battery by Mob” resulting in the death of a person is guilty of “Assault and Battery by Mob in the 1st Degree” and must be imprisoned thirty years to life; a person who commits “Assault and Battery by Mob” resulting in serious bodily injury to a person is guilty of “Assault and Battery by Mob in the 2nd Degree” and must be imprisoned not less than three years nor more than twenty-five years; and a person who commits “Assault and Battery by Mob” resulting in bodily injury is guilty of “Assault and Battery by Mob in the 3nd Degree” and must be imprisoned not more than one year. Recommendation 7: Improve transparency and certainty in sentencing decisions and at bond and bail hearings Recommend that all interested persons be provided the sentencing information necessary for sentencing in a manner that the offender, victim, lawyers, and public can understand, including, but not limited to, a description of the minimum and maximum imprisonment the offender must serve and how suspension, probation, parole, good time credits, etc., will impact the offender’s sentence. Encourage DOC to continue its efforts to create a website where this information may be easily obtained once all sentencing reports and other data pertinent to a conviction have been received. Recommend that Court Administration provide all judges with a criminal law sentencing reference manual that would include, but not be limited to, general statistical information regarding sentencing and alternative sentencing options throughout the state. Judges could voluntarily review such information to be better informed as to sentencing practices for various criminal offenses and to learn about alternative sentencing options available for such crimes. Recommend improved training for bail or bond setting judges, as well as for law enforcement, prosecutors, and public defenders, so that