HB532 Alabama 2010 Session

Under existing law, a person convicted of capital murder is sentenced to the term of life without the possibility of parole or death

This bill would provide that if the person convicted of a capital offense was a first-time felony offender who had no prior felony convictions at the time of the capital offense and the defendant meets certain other requirements, the sentencing/presiding judge would be required to reduce the defendant's sentence from life without the possibility of parole to life with the possibility of parole

This bill would provide for retroactive review of offenders sentenced prior to the effective date of this act

Relating to capital offenses; to add Section 13A-5-57.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to penalties for capital offenses; to provide for the reduction of the sentence of a first-time felony offender convicted of a capital offense who meets certain requirements from life without the possibility of parole to life with the possibility of parole; and to provide for retroactive review of offenders sentenced prior to the effective date of this act.