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Bill Title: As introduced, prohibits a court from sentencing a defendant convicted of first degree murder to death if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the offense, the defendant had a severe mental illness. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-11 - Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee [HB1455 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2019-HB1455-Draft.pdf

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