Sentencing for Capital Felonies
Summary
Sentencing for Capital Felonies; Authorizing, rather than requiring, a court to impose the jury’s recommended sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for certain capital felonies; requiring the court to enter a written order addressing the sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and include in its required written order the reasons for not accepting a jury’s recommended sentence, if applicable, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blaise Ingoglia
RRepublican
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