CHAPTER NUMBER: 317
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1169/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubbard, Conroy, R. Baker, Benson, M. Burns,
Crumlin, Cryor, Eckardt, Frush, Healey, Hecht, Howard, B. Hughes,
Hurson, Kopp, Krysiak, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, D. Murphy,
Nathan-Pulliam, Perry, Petzold, and Turner
- Entitled:
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Manslaughter - Inadequate Provocation - Spousal Adultery
Establishing that the discovery of one's spouse engaged in sexual
intercourse with another person does not constitute legally adequate
provocation for the purpose of mitigating a killing from the crime of
murder to voluntary manslaughter; providing for the application of the
Act; and generally relating to legally adequate provocation for
mitigating a killing from murder to voluntary manslaughter.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 5/8
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 317
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Green) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
- Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
- Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- 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: 051681/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 17:07
Status: Adopted