HB 698 - Mental Retardation Consideration in Murder Cases - Pennsylvania Key Vote

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Title: Mental Retardation Consideration in Murder Cases

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that in cases of where the death penalty has been or may be imposed, defendants can file a petition stating they have “mental retardation, ” in which case a jury would have to rule unanimously that a defendant was not mentally retarded in order to impose a death sentence.

Title: Mental Retardation Consideration in Murder Cases

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