CHAPTER NUMBER: 538
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Chairman, Judiciary Committee (Departmental - State Police,
Dept. of) and Delegates Hutchins, Genn, Montague, O'Donnell, Bissett,
Jacobs, Doory, M. Burns, Comeau, Petzold, Harkins, Hubbard, Malone,
Owings, Preis, Rudolph, and DeCarlo
- Entitled:
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Homicide - Penalties
Providing that a principal in the second degree who willfully,
deliberately, and with premeditation intended the death of a law
enforcement officer, who was a major participant in the murder, and
who was actually present at the time and place of the murder is
eligible for the death penalty.
House Action
- 2/13
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/26
- Special Order 3/27 (Senator C. Mitchell) Adopted
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (110-17)
- 4/11
- Return Passed
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 538
Senate Action
- 3/30
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/10
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable
- Special Order later today (The President) Adopted
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/11
- Special Order later today (Trotter) Adopted
- 4/12
- Third Reading Passed (39-7)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Judiciary Comm.
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Departmental
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
- Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
- Delegate Mary Louise Preis, District 34
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH PENALTY
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
- MURDER
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
413
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 451792/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 1998 at:
4:45 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (110-17)
- Senate
- April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (39-7)
