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AL SB111
Bill
Status
3/19/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ward
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AI Summary
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Reduces the minimum mandatory prison term for defendants sentenced to life on a capital offense from 30 years to 25 years before parole eligibility.
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Applies to defendants who were under 18 years old at the time of the capital offense and are sentenced to life imprisonment (rather than life without parole).
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Amends Sections 13A-5-2, 13A-5-43, 13A-6-2, and 15-22-27.3 of the Alabama Code to reflect the 25-year minimum requirement, day for day, prior to first consideration of parole.
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Provides technical revisions to related statutes governing capital offenses and sentencing procedures.
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Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Capital offenses, requiring juvenile defendant convicted of capital murder to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, Secs. 13A-5-2, 13A-5-43, 13A-6-2, 15-22-27.3 am'd.
Capital Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
3/19/2019