Capital cases; sentencing defendant, jury instructions. (HB84)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Sentencing in capital cases. Requires as part of sentencing in capital cases that, at the request of the defendant, a jury be instructed (i) that an individual who was sentenced to death in the Commonwealth and twice scheduled to be executed was later granted an absolute pardon absolving him of guilt for a capital murder conviction on the basis of DNA testing, (ii) about any cases in the United States in which an individual has been posthumously exonerated for a crime for which such individual was executed, and (iii) that eyewitness identifications have been shown in many cases to be inaccurate and highly susceptible to suggestion. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/10/2015 | Committee |
| 12/10/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101748D |
| 12/10/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Subcommittee Criminal Law |
| 01/14/2016 | Assigned Courts sub: |
| 01/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB84) |
| 02/01/2016 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
| 02/16/2016 | Left in Courts of Justice |