South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4373

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4373
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Kirsh
All Sponsors:                     Kirsh, Simrill, Altman, Robinson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18094som00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Stalking violations, aggravated 
                                  circumstance when death penalty imposed for 
                                  murder; Crimes and Offenses, Execution


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19991229  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER, SO AS TO INCLUDE AS A SEPARATE STATUTORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE DEATH PENALTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED, A MURDER COMMITTED WHILE IN THE COMMISSION OF STALKING OR AGGRAVATED STALKING.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16-3-20(C)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 317 of 1996, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered sub-subitem 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;

(h) physical torture; or

(i) dismemberment of a person. ; or

( ) stalking or aggravated stalking as defined in Section 16-3-1700."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. A person arrested, charged, or indicted under the provision of law amended by this act must be tried and sentenced as provided by the law in force at the time of the commission of the offense.

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