Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Bill 163

[Introduced]

Description: Capital cases; provide for victim impact statement before sentencing.

History of Actions:

1	01/06/98	(H)		Referred To Judiciary B
2	02/03/98	(H)		Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Flaggs

Code Sections: A 099-0019-0101, A 099-0036-0005

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-19-101 AND 99-36-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS IN CAPITAL CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/31/98 at 10:51.

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