LinkLinks DCist: D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code, Though Changes Won’t Take Effect Until 2025 By Editor On Nov 15, 2022 Last updated Nov 15, 2022 25 Share The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the city’s century-old criminal code, a monumental 16-year effort that updates the definitions of criminal offenses, creates new grades of sentences based on the severity of the crime, eliminates most mandatory minimum sentences, and broadly expands the right to a jury trial for people charged with misdemeanors. 25 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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