Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Capital punishment; abolish and impose life without parole with hard labor imposed.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (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 Sections: A 047-0005-0139, A 047-0005-0151, A 047-0007-0003, A 073-0015-0007, A 097-0003-0021, 099-0019-0061, A 099-0019-0085, A 099-0019-0101, A 099-0035-0135, A 099-0039-0023, A 099-0039-0027, A 099-0041-0005, RP 099-0015-0018, RP 099-0018-0001, RP 099-0018-0003, RP 099-0018-0005, RP 099-0018-0007, RP 099-0018-0009, RP 099-0018-0011, RP 099-0018-0013, RP 099-0018-0015, RP 099-0018-0017, RP 099-0018-0019, RP 099-0039-0028, RP 099-0039-0029, 099-0039-0101, 099-0039-0103, 099-0039-0105, 099-0039-0107, 099-0039-0109, 099-0039-0111, 099-0039-0113, 099-0039-0115, 099-0039-0117, 099-0039-0119, 099-0019-0051, 099-0019-0053, 099-0019-0055, 099-0019-0057, 099-0019-0087, 099-0019-0103, 099-0019-0105, 099-0019-0106, 099-0019-0107, RP 099-0035-0137
Title: AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY AND IMPOSE HARD LABOR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-21, 99-19-61, 99-19-85, 99-19-101, 99-35-135, 99-39-23, 99-39-27, 99-41-5, 47-5-139, 47-5-151, 47-7-3 AND 73-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO, TO REPEAL SECTION 99-15-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR COMPENSATION OF COUNSEL IN POST-CONVICTION RELIEF CASES INVOLVING DEATH PENALTY CASES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-18-1, 99-18-3, 99-18-5, 99-18-7, 99-18-9, 99-18-11, 99-18-13, 99-18-15, 99-18-17 AND 99-18-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE AND PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL DEFENSE COUNSEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT PARTIES UNDER INDICTMENT FOR DEATH PENALTY ELIGIBLE OFFENSES; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-39-28 AND 99-39-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS IN DEATH PENALTY CASES AND STAY OF EXECUTION BY THE SUPREME COURT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-39-101, 99-39-103, 99-39-105, 99-39-107, 99-39-109, 99-39-111, 99-39-113, 99-39-115, 99-39-117 AND 99-39-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE AND PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL POST-CONVICTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING REPRESENTATION FOR COUNSEL TO INDIGENT PARTIES WHO ARE UNDER SENTENCES OF DEATH IN POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-19-51, 99-19-53, 99-19-55, 99-19-57, 99-19-87, 99-19-103, 99-19-105, 99-19-106 AND 99-19-107, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DEATH SENTENCE, INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE DEATH PENALTY, JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE DEATH PENALTY, SETTING OF THE DATE FOR EXECUTION AND FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A LIFE SENTENCE IMPOSED IF THE DEATH PENALTY IS HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-35-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COPY OF THE DEATH SENTENCE TO BE SENT TO THE SHERIFF FROM THE CLERK OF THE COURT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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