Bill Text: CT SB00684 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Death Penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00684 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00684-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 684 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 918 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEATH PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 952 of the general statutes be amended to reinstate the crime of capital felony, punishable by death, for any person convicted under section 53a-54b of the general statutes when the forensic and other evidence of the crime presented at trial establishes guilt by absolute certainty, rather than the lower standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, which evidence may include DNA evidence or other reliable scientific evidence of guilt.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow imposition of the death penalty for eligible crimes when guilt is established with absolute certainty.