General Bill
Sentencing in Capital Felonies:
Requiring that an advisory sentence of death be made by a unanimous recommendation of the jury after a defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony or capital drug-trafficking felony; requiring the court to instruct the jury that, in order for the jury to recommend to the court that the death penalty be imposed, the jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist; requiring the court to instruct the jury that each aggravating circumstance used to support the jury’s recommendation of death be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by a unanimous vote; requiring that the court provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found, etc.
Effective Date:
10/01/2012
Last Event:
03/09/12 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM
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Criminal Justice
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Judiciary
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Bill #:
HB 29
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Sentencing in Capital Felonies
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Bill #:
SB 352
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Sentencing In Capital Felonies
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S Died in Criminal Justice
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03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM
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S Introduced -SJ 65
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01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM
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S Now in Criminal Justice
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11/18/2011 - 1:43 PM
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S References corrected to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 65
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11/18/2011 - 1:43 PM
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S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Budget
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11/16/2011 - 4:16 PM
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S Filed
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11/01/2011 - 8:39 AM
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