File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 835/03 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Anderson, Barkley, Bohanan,
G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, Feldman, Fulton, Gilleland, Hammen,
Hennessy, Kelly, McDonough, McHale, McMillan, Sophocleus, and Sossi
- Entitled:
-
Serial Murder Death Penalty Act
Adding the commission of three or more murders in the first degree
within a 4-year period to the list of aggravating circumstances a
court or jury is required to consider before a defendant can be
sentenced to death.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- 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
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered