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D.C. Council approves sweeping overhaul of criminal code, though changes won’t take effect until 2025

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D.C. Council approves sweeping overhaul of criminal code, though changes won’t take effect until 2025 Martin Austermuhle 4:17

The 450-page bill updates the definitions of criminal offenses, creates new grades of sentences, and broadly expands the right to a jury trial for people charged with misdemeanors.

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