A 1260 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Restores the death penalty for certain murders.

This bill would restore the death penalty for specific types of murder that were previously punishable by life without parole. It targets cases where the victim was a law enforcement officer murdered while performing duties, the victim was under 18 years old (or under 14 in some provisions), or the murder occurred during a terrorism act. The bill would require a separate sentencing proceeding where a jury or court weighs aggravating factors against mitigating factors to determine if the death penalty should be imposed. If imposed, the bill specifies execution procedures including lethal injection with specific medical protocols. This legislation would apply to murders committed on or after the bill's effective date.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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Alex Sauickie
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