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Goes into effect 1 October. Makes the death penalty more accessible
1297: Capital Sexual Battery
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Black ; Botana ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Leek ; Plakon ; Roth ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Temple ; Tuck ; Yarkosky
Capital Sexual Battery; Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds.
Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-25
Bill Text: PDF
1297: Capital Sexual Battery
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Black ; Botana ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Leek ; Plakon ; Roth ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Temple ; Tuck ; Yarkosky
Capital Sexual Battery; Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds.
Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-25
Bill Text: PDF