File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1170/05 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Quinter, Anderson, Barkley, Bohanan, Burns, Cadden,
G. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Dwyer, Feldman, Gilleland, Hammen, Hogan,
Impallaria, Kelly, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McMillan, Moe,
O'Donnell, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and
Trueschler
- 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
- 1/26
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/20
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
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 Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
- 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 David D. Rudolph, District 34B
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
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