SB357 Summary

• Adds Section 13A-3-4 to the Alabama Code to eliminate the common law "year and a day" rule that previously barred prosecution for criminal homicide if the victim's death occurred more than one year and one day after the act causing death.

• Establishes that it shall not be a defense or bar to prosecution for criminal homicide if the acts constituting the offense occurred more than one year and one day before the victim's death.

• Applies retroactively to any acts occurring after July 1, 2010, with the act becoming effective on that same date.

• Names the legislation "The Officer Tommy Bishop Act."