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AL HB205
Bill
Status
2/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
Merika Coleman-Evans
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AI Summary
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Imposes a three-year moratorium on the imposition and execution of the death penalty under Alabama Code Article 2, Chapter 5, Title 13A.
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Requires implementation of American Bar Association Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases during the moratorium.
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Mandates due process procedures to preserve and enhance state post-conviction relief in death sentence cases.
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Requires procedures to eliminate racial discrimination in capital sentencing based on the race of either the victim or defendant.
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Requires due process procedures to prevent execution of persons with intellectual disabilities.
Legislative Description
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering
Death Penalty
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
2/14/2017