File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Hennessy, Amedori, Aumann, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler,
Cluster, Costa, DeBoy, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Impallaria, Jameson,
Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McComas, McDonough, McKee, McMillan,
Miller, Mitchell, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Quinter, Shank,
Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Vallario, Weldon, and Wood
- Entitled:
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Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Murder in Retaliation for
Testimony or with Intent to Prevent Testimony
Adding the murder of a person or member of a person's immediate family
in retaliation for testifying or with the intent to prevent the person
from testifying in specified proceedings to the list of aggravating
circumstances to be considered when determining whether a defendant
who is found guilty of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced
to death.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH PENALTY
- MURDER
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-303
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered