Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Statewide Public Defender System; revise.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Gordon
Code Sections: 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
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE LITIGATION ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE COUNSEL AND SPECIFY ITS PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE; TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION; TO SPECIFY OFFICE HOURS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO ACQUIRE OFFICE SPACE, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN A DOCKET; TO AUTHORIZE APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS IN SITUATIONS WHERE CONFLICTS ARISE; TO CREATE THE SPECIAL DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE LITIGATION FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT ATTORNEYS APPOINTED TO THE OFFICE SHALL BE FULL TIME; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-18-1 THROUGH 99-18-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI CAPITAL DEFENSE COUNSEL AND DELINEATE THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE COMPENSATION OF THE STAFF, THE OFFICE HOURS AND THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR, REQUIRE KEEPING OF A DOCKET, SPECIFY THE PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL COUNSEL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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