File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Malone and Rudolph
- Entitled:
-
Death Penalty - Procedural Delays
Clarifying that a requirement governing notice of intent to seek a
sentence of death and notice of intent to seek a sentence of life
without the possibility of parole shall apply to any trial date;
requiring that a death penalty sentencing proceeding be conducted
before a judge rather than a jury if the defendant was convicted after
a trial before a judge sitting without a jury; and requiring a party
who seeks to obtain automatic removal of a case to file a motion
within a certain time period.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/11
- Hearing cancelled
- 3/17
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DEATH PENALTY
- NOTICES
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- TRIALS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
412 ,
412A ,
413 ,
413
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
