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MO SB158
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Schaefer
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AI Summary
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Adds terrorism as an 18th statutory aggravating circumstance for first-degree murder cases where the death penalty is authorized in Missouri
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Defines the terrorism aggravator as murder committed for the purpose of intimidating or coercing a civilian population, influencing government policy by intimidation or coercion, or affecting the conduct of a government
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Amends Section 565.032, RSMo, which governs the aggravating and mitigating circumstances judges and juries must consider in death penalty cases
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Also adds references to chapter 579 (controlled substances) alongside existing chapter 195 references in several existing aggravating circumstances related to drug felonies
Legislative Description
Adds a statutory aggravating circumstance for murder in the first degree for certain acts of terrorism
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
1/29/2015