History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Capital punishment; mandatory for certain felonies.
| 1 | 01/07/97 | (H) | Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moore
Code Sections: A 097-0003-0021, A 097-0003-0065, A 097-0003-0079, A 099-0035-0101, A 047-0007-0003
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-21, 97-3-65, 97-3-79 AND 99-35-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR MANDATORY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR CAPITAL MURDER, RAPE OF A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND ARMED ROBBERY; TO PROVIDE THAT CRIMINAL APPEALS FROM CIRCUIT COURT SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF CONVICTION; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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