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MO HB420
Bill
Status
1/8/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jeanne Kirkton
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AI Summary
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Abolishes the death penalty in Missouri, making life imprisonment without eligibility for probation, parole, or release (except by act of the governor) the maximum punishment for first-degree murder
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Requires resentencing to life without parole for any person convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death prior to August 28, 2015
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Repeals 16 existing statutes governing death penalty procedures, including sections on execution warrants, lethal injection/gas administration, execution team confidentiality, witness requirements, and pregnant convict procedures
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Removes the two-stage trial process previously required when the death penalty was sought, eliminating the separate penalty phase with aggravating and mitigating circumstances
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Eliminates mandatory Missouri Supreme Court review of death sentences and the statutory list of 17 aggravating circumstances and 7 mitigating circumstances used in capital sentencing
Legislative Description
Abolishes the death penalty and specifies that any person sentenced to death before August 28, 2015, must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
Last Action
Referred: Civil and Criminal Proceedings(H)
5/15/2015