HB 0026 | Death penalty may apply to murder of child 16 or less, a developmentally disabled person or a dependent adult |
HS/HCS/HB 26 & 177 - In capital murder cases, juries must
consider evidence of statutory aggravating and mitigating factors
to determine whether the death penalty is warranted. This act
includes, as statutory aggravating circumstances for murder in
the first degree, the following: murder of a child sixteen years
of age or less, murder of a person with developmental disability
as defined by statute, and murder of a dependent adult.
JOAN GUMMELS
SCA 1 - "DEPENDENT ADULT" CHANGED TO FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED ADULT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 660.440, RSMo".