SB 334 (2014) -  Sentencing in Capital Felonies

by Altman (CO-SPONSORS) Flores
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 that the court provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2014
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

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  • Criminal Justice
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 34 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 34 Time: 11/07/2013 - 8:40 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/31/2013 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

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