South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 710

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       710
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950406
Primary Sponsor:                   McConnell 
All Sponsors:                      McConnell 
Drafted Document Number:           DKA\3830CM.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19950427
Subject:                           Murder, aggravating
                                   circumstances
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19950502  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950501  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950427  Amended, read second time
Senate  19950426  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19950406  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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Indicates Matter Stricken
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 27, 1995

S. 710

Introduced by SENATOR McConnell

S. Printed 4/27/95--S.

Read the first time April 6, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER AND THE SEPARATE SENTENCING PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SENTENCE SHOULD BE DEATH OR LIFE IMPRISONMENT, SO AS TO ADD DISMEMBERMENT, MULTIPLE STABBING, AND MULTIPLE SHOOTING OF A PERSON TO THE LIST OF AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES A JUDGE SHALL CONSIDER OR INCLUDE IN HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO A JURY DURING THE SENTENCING PHASE OF A DEATH PENALTY PROCEEDING.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(a)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 604 of 1990, is further amended to read:

"(1) The murder was committed while in the commission of the following crimes or acts:

(a) criminal sexual conduct in any degree;

(b) kidnapping;

(c) burglary in any degree;

(d) robbery while armed with a deadly weapon;

(e) larceny with use of a deadly weapon;

(f) killing by poison;

(g) drug trafficking as defined in Section 44-53-370(e), 44-53-375(B), 44-53-440, or 44-53-445; or

(h) physical torture.; or

(i) dismemberment of a person."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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