Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
Summary
Criminal cases; sentencing by jury. Providesthat if a jury finds a person guilty of a criminal offense, suchjury shall ascertain the punishment of the offense. Under currentlaw, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment,the court shall fix punishment after the accused has been found guiltyby a jury.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2022
Last action Jan 19, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 19, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102968D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Obenshain
RRepublican
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