File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 975/01 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates O'Donnell, Hutchins, Kelly, Amedori, and Getty
- Entitled:
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Sentencing - Death Penalty - Murder in Violation of Protective Order
Adding to the list of aggravating circumstances for considering a
death sentence for the crime of murder in the first degree; providing
that it is an aggravating circumstance if the victim was a person
eligible for relief under an existing temporary ex parte order or a
protective order whom the defendant murdered in violation of the
order; and providing that under specified circumstances specified
provisions of law can be applied to a defendant who is not a principal
in the first degree.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
- Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH PENALTY
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE
- MURDER
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)
- (
2-202 ,
2-303
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
