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HB782: Triggerman rule; eliminated.
Chief Patron
Del.
Todd Gilbert (R-15)
Todd Gilbert
(R-15)
Woodstock, VA
Served: 2006–
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Status
02/13/2006: Passed the House
Summary
Elimination of the triggerman rule. Eliminates the "triggerman rule," which provides that only the actual perpetrator of a capital murder is eligible for the death penalty, and that accessories and principals in the second degree can only be punished with first degree murder. View Full Text »
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