An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for scope of subchapter and for eligibility for relief, providing for postconviction resentencing relief for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking and further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree and providing f...

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SB 1379 amends Pennsylvania’s Title 42 to create new eligibility for post‑conviction resentencing relief for defendants who survived domestic violence, sexual violence, or human trafficking. It also modifies sentencing procedures for first‑degree murder and outlines how criminal prosecutions involving such survivor‑defendants are handled. The changes aim to address the unique circumstances of abuse survivors within the criminal justice system.

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