Capital murder; premeditated killing of a judge or a witness, redefinition thereof. (SB1116)
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Description
Capital murder of a judge or witness; triggerman rule. Redefines the "triggerman rule," which currently 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 be punished only as if guilty of first degree murder. This bill allows principals in the second degree and accessories before the fact to be charged as principals in the first degree in the cases of murder for hire, murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise, and terrorism. This bill allows, in all other cases of capital murder, an accessory before the fact to be tried as a principal in the first degree if he had the same intent to kill as the principal in the first degree or if he ordered or directed the willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing. The bill provides that the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of a judge or justice when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with his official duties is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony, and that the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of any witness under subpoena in a criminal case when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with the person's duties in such case is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony. Read the Bill »
Status
04/04/2007: enacted
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077019134 |
| 01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/12/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1116) |
| 01/18/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077806804-S1 |
| 01/19/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1116S1) |
| 01/19/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 01/22/2007 | Read second time |
| 01/22/2007 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/22/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077806804-S1 |
| 01/22/2007 | Motion to rerefer to committee rejected |
| 01/22/2007 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1116S1 |
| 01/23/2007 | Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) |
| 01/23/2007 | Communicated to House |
| 02/03/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2007 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/06/2007 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 02/19/2007 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2007 | Committee substitute printed 077043804-H1 |
| 02/20/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1116H1) |
| 02/20/2007 | Read second time |
| 02/21/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/21/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 077043804-H1 |
| 02/21/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1116H1 |
| 02/21/2007 | Passed House with substitute (82-Y 12-N) |
| 02/21/2007 | VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2007 | House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N) |
| 02/22/2007 | VOTE: (31-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1116ER) |
| 03/08/2007 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2007 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1116ER) |
| 03/08/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/11/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/21/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1116ER) |
| 03/26/2007 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/04/2007 | Passed in enrolled form (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/04/2007 | Motion to override Governor's veto agreed to (81-Y 18-N) |
| 04/04/2007 | VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (81-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 04/04/2007 | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected |
| 04/04/2007 | Governor's veto overridden |
| 04/04/2007 | Bill became law, Chapter 846 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 04/11/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0846) |