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MS HB954

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Deborah Butler Dixon

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates "The Broderick Dixon Act" as the title for this legislation.
  • Amends Section 97-3-19 of the Mississippi Code to add a new capital murder provision making it capital murder to kill an unarmed person by shooting them in the back.
  • The new provision applies regardless of whether there was design to effect death at the time of the shooting.
  • Effective date is July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Capital murder; include shooting an unarmed person in the back.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B1/20/2014

Full Bill Text

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