Bill Summary

by Rodríguez (J), Watson (C) Co Sponsors: Berman, Costello, Mayfield, Pafford

Sentencing in Capital Felonies: Requires that advisory sentence of death be made by unanimous recommendation of jury; requires court to instruct jury that in order for jury to recommend death penalty, jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh mitigating circumstances & that each aggravating circumstance must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by unanimous vote; requires that court provide special verdict form specifying each aggravating circumstance found; limits court's findings concerning aggravating circumstances to those found by jury. Effective Date: July 1, 2016

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