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IN SB0583
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/15/2013
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
- Abolishes the death penalty in Indiana and eliminates all statutory provisions related to execution of death sentences
- Commutes all existing death sentences to life imprisonment without parole for defendants who were sentenced to death and awaiting execution before the law takes effect
- Maintains life imprisonment without parole as the maximum sentence for murder with aggravating circumstances, available for defendants at least 16 years old at the time of the crime
- Removes death penalty-related provisions from jury selection rules, including eliminating the defendant's right to 20 peremptory challenges in capital cases and the disqualification of jurors with conscientious objections to recommending death
- Eliminates the 50% state reimbursement rate for county indigent defense costs in capital cases, applying the standard 40% reimbursement rate to all non-misdemeanor cases
Legislative Description
Elimination of death penalty.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
1/15/2013
Committee Referrals
Corrections & Criminal Law1/15/2013
Full Bill Text
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