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2007 SESSION

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SB 1294 Sentencing proceeding; victim impact testimony and prior convictions may be presented to jury.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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. This bill is identical to HB 2318.


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