SB219 Alabama 2010 Session
Updated Jul 26, 2021
SB219 Alabama 2010 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2010
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Hank SandersDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2010
- Title
- Capital punishment, mentally retarded defendant, procedures for court to determine, established, retroactive effect, Sec. 13A-5-60 added
- Description
Under existing law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a capital murder defendant who is mentally retarded is not subject to the death sentence.
This bill would establish standards and procedures in death penalty cases for the trial court to determine whether a defendant is mentally retarded, and to provide for retroactive effect.
- Subjects
- Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature