Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 136

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Description: Mental retardation; allow to be mitigating factor in death penalty cases.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
2		03/09 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2004
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 DEFENDANT'S MENTAL RETARDATION IS A MITIGATING FACTOR IN DEATH PENALTY CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/09/04 at 18:00.

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