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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts, Toole and Duncan
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Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Executions
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/15/2004 House Prefiled 12/15/2004 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-105 1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-106 1/12/2005 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MUST BE EXECUTED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS WHEN THE SENTENCING JUDGE CERTIFIES THAT HE IS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE CRIME OF MURDER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO A PERSON'S ADMISSION OR CONFESSION OF GUILT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-45. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person must be executed within thirty days after being sentenced to death when the sentencing judge certifies that he is absolutely certain that the person committed the crime of murder. The term absolutely certain includes but is not limited to a person's admission or confession of guilt."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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