File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Dwyer,
Eckardt, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, McComas,
McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Serafini, Shank,
Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, and Weir
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Child During a Sexual Offense
Requiring the court or a jury, in determining whether to impose the
death penalty in a case in which the defendant is convicted of first
degree murder, to first consider whether the victim was a child who
was murdered while the defendant was committing or attempting to
commit a sexual offense against the child.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/15
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel, District 1A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, District 35A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Donna Stifler, District 35A
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Death Penalty
- Juries -see also- Grand Juries
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
- Murder
- Sexual Offenses
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-303
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
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Committee Votes :
House
- Judiciary
