BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2390: Collateral attacks

Limiting collateral attack in criminal cases.

Summary

  • Declares that a person who has been convicted of a crime has no constitutional right to challenge a facially valid judgment that was not appealed or that was upheld on direct appeal. The right to challenge such a judgment arises only from statute.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 13, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2004

AN ACT Relating to collateral attacks;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2390 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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