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Bill Title: Murder sentencing; aggravating circumstance. Permits the state to seek the death penalty or a sentence of life without parole for a murder committed in a building primarily used for educational purposes if the murder is committed: (1) on school property or in a building owned by a post-secondary educational institution; and (2) at a time when children are likely to be present (for a building on school property) or classes are in session (for a building owned by a post-secondary educational institution). Authorizes the state to seek the death penalty or a sentence of life without parole for a murder

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-03-05 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [SB0385 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2015-SB0385-Engrossed.pdf

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