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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 250

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 74/03 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kelly, Amedori, Boutin, Bozman, Cluster, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Haddaway, Hennessy, Leopold, Love, McComas, McKee, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Owings, Rudolph, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Wood
Entitled:
Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officer

Synopsis:

Providing that a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to death if that defendant murdered a law enforcement officer while the officer was not on duty if the murder was committed in retaliation for the officer's actions while on duty.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Judiciary
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate W. Louis Hennessy, District 28
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
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 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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