File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 947/04 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Quinter, Anderson, Barkley, Bohanan, Cadden,
G. Clagett, Cluster, Conroy, DeBoy, Dwyer, Feldman, Hammen,
Impallaria, Kelly, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McMillan, Moe,
O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Smigiel, and Sophocleus
- 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
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/8
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate William D. Mayer, District 35B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
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 (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered