Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Multiple Murders
Sponsored by: Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Glass, Impallaria, Love, McComas, and Parrott
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing the requirement for the State to give notice to a defendant of the intention to seek a sentence of death if the defendant committed more than one murder in the first degree arising out of the same incident; requiring that a separate sentencing proceeding be held as soon as practicable after a defendant is found guilty of murder in the first degree to determine whether the defendant will be sentenced to death if the defendant committed more than one murder in the first degree arising out of the same incident; etc.

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2013 Legislative Date 2/08/2013 Action Hearing 2/14 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2013 Legislative Date 2/25/2013 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/07/2013	2/08/2013	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/08/2013	2/08/2013	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/08/2013	2/08/2013	Hearing cancelled
House	2/08/2013	2/08/2013	Hearing 2/14 at 2:00 p.m.
House	2/22/2013	2/25/2013	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/08/2013	Text - First - Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Multiple Murders
2/22/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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