Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1153

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Description: Homicide; self defense; create presumption in defense of home.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2		02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Hamilton (6th)

Code Section: A 097-0003-0015

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION OF SELF DEFENSE WHEN DEADLY FORCE IS USED IN DEFENSE OF THE HOME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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