SB 0703 | Requires judge to order life without parole in capital cases where jury has deadlocked on punishment |
Sponsor: | Clay | |||
LR Number: | S3159.01I | Fiscal Note: | 3159-01 | |
Committee: | Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
Last Action: | 01/28/98 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | Journal page: | ||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 1998 | |||
SB 703 - This act prohibits a judge from sentencing a
defendant to death if a jury has deadlocked on the issue of
punishment, and requires the sentence to be life without parole.
JOAN GUMMELS