Bill Title: Relating to sentencing; the amend Sections 13A-5-46 and 13A-5-47, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a unanimous vote of a jury to impose a death sentence in a capital murder case; to require a majority vote of a jury to impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole; to add Sections 13A-5-46.1 and 13A-5-47.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for resentencing for certain defendants sentenced for capital murder; to repeal Section 13A-5-47.1, Code of Alabama 1975; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-19 - Introduced and Referred to Senate Judiciary
[SB216 Detail]
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| Introduced | 2023-04-19 | PDF | Link | View |
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