File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Serafini, Shank, Kelly, and Myers
- Entitled:
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Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence of Murder of Correctional Officer
Exempting the State from the requirement to present specified evidence
in the prosecution of a murder of a specified correctional officer
before the defendant may be sentenced to death; providing that a
prohibition against imposition of death sentence if the State relies
solely on eyewitness evidence does not apply in a prosecution of a
murder of a correctional officer under specified circumstances; and
making the Act contingent on the taking effect of another Act.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 3/24
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Serafini) Adopted (118-11)
- Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Correctional Officers
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Death Penalty
- Evidence
- Murder
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Witnesses
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-202
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 24, 2009: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Serafini) Adopted (118-11)
