HB185 – Death penalty; jury findings; aggravating circumstance; change provisions
HB185 – Death penalty; jury findings; aggravating circumstance; change provisions
Sponsored by: Fleming,Barry 117th
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, so as to provide that the death penalty may be imposed where the jury finds at least one aggravating circumstance but is unable to reach a unanimous verdict as to the sentence, taking into account the majority vote of the jurors in some circumstances and nine jurors in other circumstances; to change provisions relating to the requirement of a jury finding of aggravating circumstance and recommending the death penalty; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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January 31st, 2007 at 2:04 pm
[...] There is bill that was introduced in the General Assembly yesterday, HB 185. This bill must die! The basic jist of the bill is to make it easier for a jury to sentence someone to death. Current law requires 12 jurors to unanimously decide to sentence someone to death. HB185 would change that to 9 jurors. This bill lowers the bar for the one act Government can do that is irreversible – take a person’s life. [...]