SB217 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Hank Sanders
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering
Description: Under existing law, the execution of a death sentence is performed by the warden of William C. Holman Prison, or his or her deputy, by electrocution at Atmore, Alabama.
This bill would place a moratorium on the death penalty for a period of three years until certain procedures are implemented to ensure that death penalty cases are administered fairly and impartially.
Subjects: Death Penalty

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary