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2003 SESSION
HB 1579 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction.
Introduced by: Harry J. Parrish | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction. Provides that, for the purposes of sentencing an individual already convicted of a crime, if the same jury cannot be assembled for sentencing, the court shall impanel a different jury to ascertain punishment, unless (as is already the case in the event a sentence is set aside) the defendant, the attorney for the Commonwealth and the court agree that the court should decide punishment.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/02 031671880
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/03 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)