"One Strike Act"; enact

Summary

The bill would raise penalties for aggravated assault, aggravated battery, kidnapping, rape, sexual battery and related offenses, making them "serious violent felonies" with mandatory minimum prison terms and higher fines. It also strips parole eligibility and early probation termination for anyone convicted of those crimes, and earmarks part of the fine for a state indemnification fund. The measure was tabled in the Senate and did not become law.

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