Indiana House Bill 1301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Makes committing a murder in the physical presence of a person who: (1) is less than 16 years of age; and (2) might be able to see or hear the murder; an aggravating circumstance that may be considered during the sentencing hearing for the murder. Allows a court to sentence a person to an additional fixed term of imprisonment that: (1) is not less than the advisory sentence for the underlying offense nor more than three times the advisory sentence for the underlying offense; and (2) does not exceed 30 years; if the person knowingly or intentionally committed certain offenses in the physical presence of a person less than 16 years of age who might be able to see or hear the offense. Allows a court to sentence a person to an additional fixed term of imprisonment of ten years if the person knowingly or intentionally violated a protective order in the commission of certain offenses.

Murder sentencing and sentence enhancements.

Rep. Jacqueline Clements [R]

Rep. Linda Lawson [D]

Rep. Cynthia Noe [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Thompson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-13		First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2010-01-13		Coauthored by Representatives L. Lawson, Noe and Clements
2010-01-13		Authored by Representative Thompson

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1301
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1301.1.html