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1997 SESSION

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HB 2507 Jury sentencing; bifurcated trial.

Introduced by: J. Randy Forbes | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Bifurcated trial. Provides the court with a mechanism to deal with a case in which a jury cannot agree on punishment or the court, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the defendant cannot agree that the court shall fix punishment. When the jury or the parties cannot agree that the court shall fix the punishment, then the court is required by this bill to dismiss the jury and impanel a new jury to ascertain punishment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979035236  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 979035236
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/03/97  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote