SB155 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Capital punishment, intellectual disability defendant, procedures for court to determine, established, Sec. 13A-5-60 added

Description

Under existing law, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a capital murder defendant who is an individual with an intellectual disability 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 an individual with an intellectual disability.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses