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1999 SESSION
SB 903 Issuance of process for arrest of a person for capital murder.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Issuance of process for the arrest of a person for capital murder. Provides that no law-enforcement officer shall seek issuance of process by any judicial officer for the arrest of a person for the offense of capital murder, without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth. This change is intended to limit the fees paid to court-appointed counsel for representation in a capital murder case when the case never proceeds as such.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Issuance of process for the arrest of a person for capital murder. Provides that no law-enforcement officer shall seek issuance of process by any judicial officer, for the arrest of a person for the offense of capital murder, without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth. This change is intended to limit the fees paid to court-appointed counsel for representation in a capital murder case when the case never proceeds as such.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Issuance of process for the arrest of a person for capital murder. Provides that no law-enforcement officer shall seek issuance of process by any judicial officer, for the arrest of a person for the offense of capital murder, without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth. This change is intended to limit the fees paid to court-appointed counsel for representation in a capital murder case when the case never proceeds as such.