Status in the House for the 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)
Death penalty for capital offenses authorized; statutory framework provided, including procedures and criteria for imposition of death penalty; Board of Pardons authorized to hear petitions for commutations of death penalty sentences; automatic appellate review provided for death penalty cases; appointment of attorneys provided in death penalty cases; and administrative framework provided for implementing death penalty.
03/05/2012 |
Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Policy and Finance
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