SF0136 • 2009

Homicide aggravating circumstances.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing that homicide of a pregnant woman is an aggravating circumstance for the imposition of the death penalty as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

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Sponsor: Senator Decaria
Last action: 2009-03-02
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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SF0136SW001

Committee of the Whole • JENNINGS

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by JENNINGS

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Bill History

2009-03-02 House
H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)
2009-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
2009-02-04 House
H Received for Introduction
2009-02-04 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2009-02-03 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2009-02-02 Senate
S Passed CoW
2009-01-30 Senate
S Placed on General File
2009-01-30 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2009-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2009-01-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2009-01-26 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0624

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0136

Homicide aggravating circumstances.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Decaria and Sessions and Representative(s) Throne

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
crimes and offenses; providing that homicide of a
pregnant
woman is an aggravating circumstance for the imposition of the death penalty as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 6
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2
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102(h) by creating a new paragraph (xiii) is amended to read:

6
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2
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102.

Presentence hearing for murder in the first degree; mitigating and aggravating circumstances; effect of error in hearing.

(h)

Aggravating circumstances are limited to the following:

(xiii)

The victim was a pregnant woman, and the defendant intentionally killed the victim knowing she was pregnant.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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