EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 629/02 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Frosh, Britt, Conway, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld,
Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled:
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Death Penalty - Sentencing - Standard of Proof
Changing the standard of proof used in weighing aggravating
circumstances against mitigating circumstances during the sentencing
proceeding of a capital case from the preponderance of evidence
standard to beyond a reasonable doubt standard; and providing for the
application of the Act.
Senate Action
- 1/17
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Special Order 3/11 (Senator Stone) Adopted
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Special Order 3/17 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
- 3/17
- Special Order 3/19 (Senator Frosh) Adopted
- 3/19
- Third Reading Failed (21-25)
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DEATH PENALTY
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-303 ,
2-303
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 318174/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 6, 2003 at:
10:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 19, 2003: Third Reading Failed (21-25)
