History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Death Penalty; revise provisions relating to.
| 1 | 01/19/98 | (H) | Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 02/03/98 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1998 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Formby
Additional Authors: Barnett (116th), Brown, Davis, Ellington, Ketchings, King, Montgomery, Moore, Robinson (84th), Saucier, Simpson, Weathersby
Code Sections: A 009-0004-0003, A 097-0003-0019, A 099-0019-0051, A 099-0019-0055, A 099-0019-0101, A 099-0019-0105, A 099-0039-0005
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-4-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT POST-CONVICTION RELIEF APPEALS IN DEATH PENALTY CASES SHALL BE DECIDED WITHIN 270 DAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MURDER OF TWO OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE CAPITAL MURDER; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL EXECUTIONS SHALL BE BY LETHAL INJECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EXECUTIONS SHALL BE AT 6:00 P.M.; TO ALLOW TWO MEMBERS OF A VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO WITNESS THE EXECUTION OF THE VICTIM'S MURDERER; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE AGGRAVATING AND MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES IN CAPITAL CASES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEATH PENALTY REVIEW BY THE SUPREME COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TIME LIMITATION ON POST-CONVICTION RELIEF; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI BAR ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP A LIST OF ATTORNEYS FOR DEATH PENALTY CASES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR COMPENSATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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