HOUSE BILL No. 4082


     January 28, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Crissman, McBryde, Goschka and Jaye and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


        A bill to amend chapter IX of 1927 PA 175, entitled

   "The code of criminal procedure,"

   (MCL 769.1 to 769.34) by adding section 29.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                CHAPTER IX

 2         SEC. 29.  (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2), IF A

 3    DEFENDANT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THE JURISDICTION OF A JAIL FOR A

 4    PRIOR CONVICTION WHEN HE OR SHE IS SENTENCED UPON CONVICTION OF A

 5    MISDEMEANOR, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE ANY TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR

 6    THE MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO THE TERM OF

 7    IMPRISONMENT THE DEFENDANT IS SERVING AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING.

 8         (2) IF THE COURT SENTENCES A DEFENDANT TO TERMS OF IMPRISON-

 9    MENT FOR 2 OR MORE MISDEMEANORS, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE THE LONGEST

10    TERM OF IMPRISONMENT TO BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY TO AND PRECEDING

11    THE NEXT LONGEST TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED.  ALL OTHER TERMS


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 1    OF IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED FOR ANY REMAINING MISDEMEANORS SHALL BE

 2    SERVED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LONGEST TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.




















































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