Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 169

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Description: Capital death penalty cases; provide for post-conviction motions for DNA testing.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
2		02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2003
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary En Banc

Principal Author: Fleming

Code Sections: A 099-0039-0005, A 099-0039-0009

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-39-5 AND 99-39-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POST-CONVICTION MOTIONS FOR DNA FOR ALL CAPITAL DEATH PENALTY CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:50.

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