File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 658/04 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, and Jacobs
- Entitled:
-
Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer or
Correctional Officer
Providing that a specified defendant found guilty of murder in the
first degree may be sentenced to death if the defendant murdered a law
enforcement officer while the officer was not on duty if the murder
was committed in retaliation for specified actions; including
correctional officers in the definition of "law enforcement officer"
for specified purposes; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH PENALTY
- LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
- MURDER
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-201 ,
2-202 ,
2-303
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
