HOUSE BILL No. 4111


     January 28, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Bishop, Pappageorge, Sanborn, Bovin, Richner, Kowall and Kukuk and referred to the
Committee on Criminal Law and Corrections.


        A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

   "The code of criminal procedure,"

   (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 29 to chapter IX.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                  CHAPTER IX

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           SEC. 29.  (1) IF A DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT IN

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      A JAIL FOR A PRIOR CONVICTION WHEN HE OR SHE IS SENTENCED FOR

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      COMMITTING A MISDEMEANOR, THE COURT MAY ORDER ANY TERM OF IMPRIS-

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      ONMENT FOR THE MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO THE

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      TERM OF IMPRISONMENT THE DEFENDANT IS SERVING AT THE TIME OF

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      SENTENCING.

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

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

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      TERM OF IMPRISONMENT TO BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY TO AND PRECEDING

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      THE NEXT LONGEST TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED.  ALL OTHER TERMS


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      OF IMPRISONMENT IMPOSED FOR ANY REMAINING MISDEMEANORS SHALL BE

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      SERVED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE LONGEST TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.




















































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