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1996 SESSION
HB 393 Jury sentencing of a felon.
Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Jury sentencing. Provides that a jury of 12 may, by agreement of 10 of them, ascertain punishment of a felon. This would not affect the requirement that all 12 would have to agree on the issue of his guilt.
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HISTORY
- 01/16/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 962174264
- 01/16/96 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/22/96 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/11/96 House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (22-Y 0-N)