Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 171

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Description: Sentencing; prohibit death sentence when evidence establishes racial bias in prosecution or sentencing.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
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 Committee:

• Judiciary En Banc

Principal Author: Fleming

Code Section: A 099-0019-0101

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A SENTENCE OF DEATH SHALL NOT BE IMPOSED WHEN EVIDENCE ESTABLISHES RACIAL BIAS IN THE PROSECUTION OR SENTENCING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

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