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FL S1734

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Rene Garcia

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates section 782.066, Florida Statutes, establishing enhanced penalties for murder offenses committed against children 17 years of age or younger
  • Reclassifies murder under section 782.04(2) from a first-degree felony to a capital felony when the victim is a child 17 or younger, regardless of the defendant's knowledge of the victim's age
  • Reclassifies murder under section 782.04(4) from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony when the victim is a child 17 or younger
  • Prohibits courts from suspending, deferring, or withholding adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for violations of this statute
  • Effective date: July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Murder of a Child 17 Years of Age or Younger

Last Action

Died in Criminal Justice

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice1/17/2012

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