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2007 SESSION

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HB 2318 Sentencing proceeding; victim impact testimony and prior convictions may be presented to jury.

Introduced by: John J. Welch, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Jury sentencing proceeding. Restates, to eliminate any possibility of confusion, the provision in current law that victim impact testimony may be presented at the sentencing proceeding. The bill also allows the prior criminal history and punishments imposed on the defendant for prior convictions to be presented to the jury (as opposed to current law, which allows "prior convictions"). This bill is identical to SB 1294.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Jury sentencing proceeding. Restates, to eliminate any possibility of confusion, the provision in current law that victim impact testimony may be presented at the sentencing proceeding. The bill also allows the punishments imposed on the defendant for prior convictions to be presented to the jury.