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Bill Status of HB3281 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: CRIM CD-DTH PENALTY-ARBITRARY

House Sponsors
Rep. Lovana Jones

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/9-1

from Ch. 38, par. 9-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a defendant sentenced to death for first degree murder may request that the Supreme Court determine: (1) whether the sentence was imposed due to some arbitrary factor; (2) whether an independent weighing of the aggravating and mitigating circumstances indicate death was the proper sentence; and (3) whether the sentence of death was excessive or disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2003	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lovana Jones
2/27/2003	House	First Reading
2/27/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2003	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/13/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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