HB484 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Criminal homicide, common law doctrine requiring death to occur within one year and a day abolished, Sec. 13A-3-4 added
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing common law, for the purpose
of criminal homicide, the death of the victim must
occur within a year and a day after the act causing
the death</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that it would not be
a bar to prosecution for criminal homicide if the
acts constituting the offense occurred more than a
year and a day before the death</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To add Section 13A-3-4 to the Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to criminal homicide; to provide that the death of
the victim more than a year and a day after the commission of
the act or acts constituting the offense would not be a bar or
defense to the prosecution.
</p>
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB484 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |