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Pennsylvania Governor Signs Into Law New Bills to Help Convicts, Extends Postconviction Filing Time Limits
Loaded on May 15, 2019
published in Criminal Legal News
June, 2019, page 37
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law in October 2018 three new provisions that will help convicts. Calling it “commonsense legislation,” Wolf said he intended to promote “smart sentencing reform” by approving the bipartisan bills.
The first law eliminates driver’s license suspensions for non-driving infractions. Part of a failed War ...
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