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Committee backs bill raising burden of proof for death sentence during penalty phase
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to refer House Bill 166 to the speaker; the bill would require the Commonwealth to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors before imposing a death sentence.
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to send House Bill 166 to the speaker after members debated changes to the burden of proof in death penalty sentencing.
Committee counsel described the bill, saying, “House Bill 166 requires the Commonwealth to prove during the sentencing phase of a death penalty trial that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances beyond…
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