Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3093 Primary Sponsor:Bruce Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Death penalty decision Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:Apr 18, 1991 Computer Document Number:3093 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 18, 1991 Last History Type:Tabled Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Bruce Rama Vaughn Chamblee Sturkie Kirsh Burriss Wofford Marchbanks Waldrop Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3093 House Apr 18, 1991 Tabled
3093 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 25
time, referred to Committee
3093 House Dec 27, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 25
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-25, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY REVIEW BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COURT TO RENDER ITS DECISION IN THESE CASES WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE RECORD AND TRANSCRIPT IN THE CASE, AND TO REQUIRE DECISIONS IN OTHER APPELLATE MATTERS INVOLVING THESE CASES WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE PETITION, PLEADING, MOTION, OR WRIT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-3-25 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(G) The Supreme Court shall render its decision required by this section within ninety days after receipt of the record and transcript in the case. Also, it shall render its decision in other appellate matters involving a particular murder case where the death penalty has been imposed within ninety days after receipt of the petition, pleadings, motion, or other writs or materials requesting a certain appellate action or review."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.