2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                          A ACR21 1240

Amendment No. 1240

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 21                                     (BDR R‑1265)

Proposed by: Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:               Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the resolution, page 2, between lines 14 and 15, by inserting:

     “Resolved, That the committee to conduct the study consists of eight members of the 71st Legislative Session to be appointed by the Legislative Commission as follows:

     1.  Four members of the Assembly, at least two of whom are members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary; and

     2.  Four members from the Senate, at least two of whom are members of the Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary; and be it further

     Resolved, That the chairman of the committee may appoint a technical advisory committee to assist the committee in carrying out the study; and be it further”.

     Amend the resolution, page 2, line 19, by deleting “parole; and” and inserting “parole;”.

     Amend the resolution, page 2, line 21, by deleting:

“and be it further”.

     Amend the resolution, page 2, between lines 21 and 22, by inserting:

     “3.  The impact of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, economic status and geographic location of defendants in capital cases with respect to decisions concerning charging, prosecuting and sentencing;

     4.  Whether defendants who are under 18 years of age or who are mentally retarded at the time of committing an offense should be sentenced to death;

     5.  The competency and expertise of counsel to defendants in capital cases;

     6.  The adequacy of resources provided to defendants in capital cases;

     7.  Whether jurors have a proper and adequate understanding of the application of the law and of jury instructions in capital cases;

     8.  Whether rules pertaining to arguments during any phase of a trial are an impediment in capital cases;

     9.  Whether capital punishment serves as an effective deterrent against the commission of murder;

     10.  The expertise of judges that hear capital cases; and

     11.  The process of appealing a sentence of death; and be it further”.