SB 687 - Coleman, Mary Elizabeth
Modifies provisions relating to jury instructions for the offense of murder in the first degree
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
2689S.01I
Title
SB 687
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2023
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 687 - Under current law, if a jury is unable to agree upon the punishment for the offense of murder in the first degree, the court is to instruct the jury that the judge may decide upon a punishment of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or a sentence of death.
This act repeals the provision that a judge may decide upon a punishment of death if the jury is unable to agree.
This act is identical to SB 825 (2022), HB 1746 (2022), HB 2700 (2022), SB 341 (2021), SB 920 (2020), SB 288 (2019), and SB 996 (2018).
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