HB1214 — require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances.

HB1214 — require that courts consider as a mitigating factor during sentencing an individual's history as a victim of abuse and provide for a reduced sentence in certain circumstances. · Informed CitizenryHouse Bill 1214 seeks to change how South Dakota courts approach criminal sentencing by recommending that judges take into account a person's history of being abused as a mitigating factor during s…Open in Informed Citizenry