The Florida Senate

SB 1066: Sentencing in Capital Felonies

GENERAL BILL by Altman

Sentencing in Capital Felonies; Requires that, after a specified date, an advisory sentence of death be made by a unanimous recommendation of the jury following a defendant's conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony or capital drug trafficking felony. Requires that the court enter a sentence notwithstanding the unanimous recommendation of the jury.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/14/2011	Senate	• Filed
  3/1/2011	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 80
  3/4/2011	Senate	• References corrected to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget • Now in Criminal Justice
  3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 80
  5/7/2011	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice

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• SB 1066, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2011 at 3:15 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 979	Sentencing in Capital Felonies	Julien	Similar	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  921.141	Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence.	Page 1 (pdf)
  921.142	Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital drug trafficking felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence.	Page 2 (pdf)

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