Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1264

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Description: Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Capital Defense Counsel; revise laws regarding and provide vehicles.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committees:

• Judiciary A
• Appropriations

Principal Author: Watson

Code Sections: A 025-0001-0085, A 099-0039-0005, A 099-0039-0023, A 099-0039-0103, A 099-0015-0018

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE VEHICLES FOR THE OFFICE OF POST-CONVICTION COUNSEL AND THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL DEFENSE COUNSEL; TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND COMPENSATION PROCEDURES IN POST-CONVICTION RELIEF CASES INVOLVING THE DEATH PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-39-5 AND 99-39-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE FILING LIMITATIONS FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF IN CAPITAL CASES AND THE APPOINTMENT OF POST-CONVICTION COUNSEL; TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PERSONNEL OF THE OFFICE OF POST-CONVICTION COUNSEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/01 at 18:19.

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