HR 4387 · 103th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

To require that an application for a writ of habeas corpus be submitted with the consent of the person for whose relief it is intended.

Introduced 1994-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1994-05-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that, in any appeal of a person convicted of a felony for which such person previously has been determined to be capable of aiding in his or her own defense, no other person may present an application for a writ of habeas corpus without the convicted person's consent or without showing that such convicted person is mentally incompetent.…

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