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IN SB0146
Bill
Status
1/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 146 Summary
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Abolishes the death penalty in Indiana, effective July 1, 2017, and repeals laws concerning the imposition and execution of death sentences.
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Commutes all existing death sentences to life imprisonment without parole for persons sentenced to death and awaiting execution as of the effective date.
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Allows defendants charged with murder where the state seeks life imprisonment without parole to petition the court alleging intellectual disability, with sentencing limited to a fixed term if disability is determined under IC 35-36-9.
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Makes conforming amendments to Indiana Code sections relating to criminal law, indigent defense, and jury procedures to remove references to capital cases and the death penalty.
Legislative Description
Death sentence elimination. Abolishes the death penalty. Repeals the law concerning the imposition and execution of death sentences, and makes conforming amendments. Specifies that if a person was sentenced to death and is awaiting execution of the death sentence, the person's death sentence is commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Provides that when a defendant is charged with a murder for which the state seeks a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, the defendant may file a petition alleging that the defendant is an individual with an intellectual disability. Provides that if a defendant who is determined
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/4/2017