File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 172
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Amedori, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, G. Clagett,
Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings,
Kach, Kelly, McComas, McDonough, Owings, Parrott, Redmer, Rzepkowski,
Shank, Sossi, Stocksdale, and Walkup
- Entitled:
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Murder in the First Degree - Requirement for State to Seek the Death
Penalty - Dawn's Law
Requiring the State to seek the death penalty in any prosecution for
murder in the first degree that meets specified requirements unless
the victim's family indicates to the State that the family does not
want the State to seek the death penalty; and providing for the
application of the Act.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/12
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Richard K. Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Richard Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- DEATH PENALTY
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- MURDER
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Criminal Law
- (
2-201 ,
2-202 ,
2-202.1 ,
2-203 ,
2-304
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
