Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Death penalty; abolish for mentally retarded or mentally challenged.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fleming
Code Section: A 099-0019-0101
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT DEFENDANTS WHO ARE DETERMINED MENTALLY RETARDED OR MENTALLY CHALLENGED SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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