Relating to sentencing; the amend Sections 13A-5-46 and 13A-5-47, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a unanimous vote of a jury to impose a death sentence in a capital murder case; to require a majority vote of a jury to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole; to add Sections 13A-5-46.1 and 13A-5-47.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for resentencing for certain defendants sentenced for capital murder; to repeal Section 13A-5-47.1, Code of Alabama 1975; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Summary
Death penalty, to require an unanimous jury verdict for a death sentence and to require a majority jury verdict for life imprisonment without parole for capital murder convictions, to provide for resentencing for certain defendants convicted of capital murder
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Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 19, 2023
Last action Apr 19, 2023
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Kirk Hatcher
DDemocratic
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