File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1239/95 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Pitkin, Vallario, R. Baker, Menes, Grosfeld, Howard, B.
Hughes, Hubbard, Marriott, Healey, Krysiak, Eckardt, Perry, Frush,
Cryor, Crumlin, Petzold, Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, and Kopp
- Entitled:
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Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery
Providing that on a certain issue when there is no actual sexual
intercourse a certain belief cannot constitute legally adequate
provocation for the purpose of mitigating any killing from murder to
voluntary manslaughter.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (130-3)
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/27
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Sharon Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADULTERY
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MANSLAUGHTER
- MURDER
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
387A
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 481472/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 25, 1996 at: 17:47
Status: Adopted