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2003 SESSION

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HB 1466 Jury sentencing.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Jury sentencing. Provides that if the jury cannot agree on a punishment after a criminal trial and if the defendant and the attorney for the Commonwealth do not agree that the court shall fix punishment, the court shall impanel a different jury solely for the purpose of determining punishment. Currently, if the jury cannot agree on a punishment and if the defendant, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the court agree, then the court shall fix punishment. There is no sentencing option if those parties fail to agree.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/04/02 031688783  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/04/02 031688783
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/03  House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (20-Y 2-N)