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1995 SESSION

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SB 970 Capital murder.

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

SUMMARY:

Capital murder. Adds two new offenses to the definition of capital murder.

The willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of any person in the commission of an abduction with the intent to extort money or pecuniary benefit or with the intent to defile, regardless of the age of the victim is added. Currently, such an offense constitutes capital murder only if the victim is a child under the age of 12.

Also, the willful, deliberate and premeditated murder of any person in the commission of, or subsequent to, object sexual penetration or attempted object sexual penetration is included in the definition of capital murder.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD4195843  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD4195843
• 01/23/95  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/95  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law & Procedure
• 02/06/95  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (33-Y 6-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/95  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/95  House: Read first time
• 02/09/95  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/95  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/20/95  House: Stricken from docket by C. J. (22-Y 0-N)