Current Status Bill Number:3058 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Tucker All Sponsors:Tucker, Simrill, Baxley, Wofford, D. Smith, Haskins, Simrill, Vaughn, Harrison, Meacham, J. Harris, Richardson, Gamble, Stuart, Phillips, Knotts, Shissias, Baxley and Spearman Drafted Document Number:PT\1531SD.95 Companion Bill Number:59 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19950207 Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Grand and petit juries
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19950207 Tabled in Committee 25 HJ
House 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19941214 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 22 OF ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO GRAND AND PETIT JURIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEN OR MORE MEMBERS INSTEAD OF ALL TWELVE MEMBERS OF A JURY MUST VOTE IN FAVOR OF IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY WHERE A DEFENDANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN ORDER FOR THE DEATH PENALTY TO BE IMPOSED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 22 of Article V of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, to impose the death penalty on a defendant convicted of murder, only ten or more members of the jury must vote in favor of imposing the death penalty."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Section 22 of Article V of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that ten or more members instead of all twelve members of a jury must vote in favor of imposing the death penalty where a defendant has been convicted of murder in order for the death penalty to be imposed?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."