2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 378

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 789
Sponsored By:
Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Hooper, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Multiple Murders

Synopsis:

Adding the commission of more than one murder in the first degree within a 3-year period to the list of aggravating circumstances a court or jury is required to consider before a defendant can be sentenced to death.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/5
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DEATH PENALTY
MURDER
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 2-303 , 2-303 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered