SB 687
Modifies provisions relating to jury instructions for the offense of murder in the first degree
Sponsor:
LR Number:
2689S.01I
Committee:
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action:
4/6/2023 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Journal Page:
S959
Title:
Effective Date:
August 28, 2023

Current Bill Summary

SB 687 - Under current law, if a jury is unable to agree upon the punishment for the offense of murder in the first degree, the court is to instruct the jury that the judge may decide upon a punishment of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or a sentence of death.

This act repeals the provision that a judge may decide upon a punishment of death if the jury is unable to agree.

This act is identical to SB 825 (2022), HB 1746 (2022), HB 2700 (2022), SB 341 (2021), SB 920 (2020), SB 288 (2019), and SB 996 (2018).

MARY GRACE PRINGLE

Amendments

No Amendments Found.