impactofcriminaljusticereformonthe：刑事司法改革对其的影响

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1、HouseBill1176SpecialCouncilonCriminalJusticeReformforGeorgiansWhichcrimeswerechangedandhowwillthosechangesimpacttheStateCourts?HowdoestheemphasisontheAccountabilityCourtsmovementaffectprosecutors?WhatistheinitialimpactandwhatwillbethelongtermbenefitsofHB1176?Whathaschanged?Feeschargedtoadefendan

2、tforbeingallowedtoavailthemselvesofaPre-TrialDiversionProgramranbyaprosecutor’soffice(was$300,increasedto$1000).Burglary–createstwodifferentdegrees.FirstDegreeinvolvesresidentialproperty(1to20years,andupto25forthirdandsubsequent).SecondDegreeincludesallothers(1to5years,andupto8yearsforsecondands

3、ubsequent)Whathaschanged?(cont’d)Theft:Previously,$500ormoreconsideredafelony.Now:$1500orless–misdemeanor.$1500.01to$1499.99–felony(1to5,reducibletoamisdemeanor).$5000to$24,999.99–felony(1to10,reducibletoamisdemeanor).$25,000ormore–felony(2to20,notreducible.)Whathaschanged?(cont’d)Counterfeiting

4、UniversalProductCodes(UPCs)Thresholdincreasedto$500tobeconsideredafelony.ForgeryCreatesamisdemeanor.DepositAccountFraud(BadChecks)Raisedthresholdto$1500tobeconsideredafelonyControlledSubstancesDramaticreductioninlengthsofsentences.Createsanelementrelatedtotheamountofsubstancebeingpossessed.Whath

5、aschanged?(cont’d)AccountabilityCourtsarethefutureofthejudicialapproachtosubstanceabuse-relatedcases.Statisticallytheyarehavinganimpactonrecidivism.Whilenoteverymemberofthejudiciaryagreesandnoteveryprosecutoragrees.ClearlythefutureaccordingtotheGovernorandtheGeneralAssembly.Whatimpactdoesthishav

6、eontheStateCourts?ShiftingcasesoutofSuperiorCourtandintoStateCourt.Estimate25-30%increasetotheftsinStateCourt.Forgeries,whichareinvestigationintensive,arenowinStateCourt.Solicitors-Generalgivenadditionalworkwithoutadditionalhelp.FreesuptheSuperiorCourttodealwiththeadditionofweight-basedprosecuti

7、onincontrolledsubstancescases.DistrictAttorneysgivenadditionalresponsibilitywithoutadditionalhelp.AccountabilityCourts-ImpactontheProsecutorsThestateofprosecutionbeforeAccountabilityCourts–uponconvictioncasewasfinished.Thest