MO SB753

State auditor must conduct a one-time report comparing direct and indirect costs of death penalty cases to non-death penalty first-degree murder cases using at least 10 cases filed on or after January 1, 1990

Report must compare costs across three case categories: cases with death sentence imposed, cases where death sentence was not sought with life without parole, and cases where death sentence was sought but resulted in life without parole

Auditor shall use scientific random sampling method to select comparison cases and must include costs for staff salaries, benefits, and operating expenses from the attorney general's office, department of corrections, prosecuting attorneys, public defender system, and courts

Report must include costs related to housing death row inmates, carrying out executions, expert witness fees, investigations, and contracts for assistance

Auditor shall present the report to the governor, general assembly members, and Missouri Supreme Court by June 30, 2016