By a slim majority, the Board of Governors has voted to endorse a Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposal that would allow prosecutors to request a resentencing hearing at any time.

“There’s this systemic racism that is deeply imbedded in our criminal justice system…and there is no avenue in our criminal justice system to even address that,” CPRC Vice Chair Jude Faccidomo told the board.

At a January 29 virtual meeting, the board voted 24-22-1 to “accept” the committee’s proposed amendment to Rule 3.800. Under the Rules of Judicial Administration, board members could only vote to accept, reject, or amend the proposed amendment. It goes next to the Supreme Court for final consideration.