HB 933 - "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases - Virginia Key Vote
Chap Petersen voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Veto Override Passed
- March 6, 2008
- Senate Veto Override Failed
- March 6, 2008
- Executive Vetoed
- March 5, 2008
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Feb. 27, 2008
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 25, 2008
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 8, 2008
- Introduced
- Jan. 8, 2008
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Title: "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases
Title: "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that allows accessories and accomplices in capital murder cases to be charged with capital murder under specific circumstances, making them eligible for the death penalty.
Highlights:
- Allows principles in the second degree (accomplices) to be charged with capital murder only if they had the same intent to kill as the "triggerman". Otherwise they can be charged with murder in the first degree (sec. 1). - Allows accessories to be charged with capital murder only if they ordered the murder. Otherwise they can be charged with murder in the first degree (sec. 1). - Provides that in cases involving terrorism or "continuing criminal enterprise" both accessories to the murder and accomplices can be charged with capital murder (sec. 1). - Substitute offered by the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice.
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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that allows accessories and accomplices in capital murder cases to be charged with capital murder, making them eligible for the death penalty.
Title: "Triggerman Rule" in Capital Murder Cases
- Clifford L. 'Clay' Athey Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert B. 'Rob' Bell III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Bill' Carrico Sr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cline (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark L. Cole (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Cosgrove Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- C. Todd Gilbert (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Salvatore R. 'Sal' Iaquinto (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- L. 'Scott' Lingamfelter (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew J. 'Matt' Lohr (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James P. 'Jimmie' Massie III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles D. 'Charlie' Poindexter (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Beverly Jean 'Bev' Sherwood (VA - R) (Out Of Office)