Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB87 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0087
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 87
8	8	E1, E2 4lr0520
9	9	(PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Delegate Mangione
11	11	Requested: August 28, 2023
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
13	13	Assigned to: Judiciary
14	14
15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
16	16
17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
18	18
19	19	Criminal Law – Death Penalty 2
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of providing that a person who is convicted of first–degree murder may 3
22	22	be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures 4
23	23	relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, 5
24	24	witnesses, certificate, disposition of body, notice, trial, sentencing, review, and 6
25	25	appeal in relation to the imposition of the death penalty; and generally relating to 7
26	26	the death penalty. 8
27	27
28	28	BY adding to 9
29	29	Article – Correctional Services 10
30	30	Section 3–901 through 3–909 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Death Penalty 11
31	31	Procedures” 12
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
33	33	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 14
34	34
35	35	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 15
36	36	Article – Correctional Services 16
37	37	Section 4–101(e)(2), 4–305(b)(2), 6–112(c), and 7–301(d)(2) 17
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
39	39	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
40	40
41	41	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 20
42	42	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 21
43	43	Section 3–8A–03(d)(1), 3–8A–06(a), 8–404, 8–420, 9–204, and 12–307 22
44	44	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
45	45	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 24
46	46
47	47	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 25
48	48	Article – Criminal Procedure 26 2 HOUSE BILL 87
49	49
50	50
51	51	Section 3–105(b), 3–106(b), 3–107(a), 4–204(b), 5–101(c), 7–101, 7–103(b), and 1
52	52	7–107(b) 2
53	53	Annotated Code of Maryland 3
54	54	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4
55	55
56	56	BY adding to 5
57	57	Article – Criminal Procedure 6
58	58	Section 7–201 through 7–204 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 2. Proceedings 7
59	59	After Death Sentences”; and 8–108 and 11–404 8
60	60	Annotated Code of Maryland 9
61	61	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
62	62
63	63	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 11
64	64	Article – Criminal Law 12
65	65	Section 2–201(b), 2–304(a), 2–305, and 14–101 13
66	66	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
67	67	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
68	68
69	69	BY adding to 16
70	70	Article – Criminal Law 17
71	71	Section 2–202, 2–301, and 2–303; and 2–401 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 18
72	72	4. Review by Supreme Court of Maryland” 19
73	73	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
74	74	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
75	75
76	76	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 22
77	77	Article – Health – General 23
78	78	Section 8–505(b) 24
79	79	Annotated Code of Maryland 25
80	80	(2023 Replacement Volume) 26
81	81
82	82	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 27
83	83	Article – Transportation 28
84	84	Section 16–812(a) 29
85	85	Annotated Code of Maryland 30
86	86	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 31
87	87
88	88	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 32
89	89	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 33
90	90
91	91	Article – Correctional Services 34
92	92
93	93	SUBTITLE 9. DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES . 35
94	94
95	95	3–901. 36
96	96
97	97	(A) WHENEVER AN INDIVIDUA L IS SENTENCED TO DE ATH, THE JUDGE OF 37 HOUSE BILL 87 3
98	98
99	99
100	100	THE COURT IN WHICH T HE CONVICTION TAKES PLACE SHALL CAUSE TH E 1
101	101	INDIVIDUAL TO BE TAK EN INTO CUSTODY BY T HE SHERIFF OF THE CO UNTY IN WHICH 2
102	102	THE INDIVIDUAL WAS I NDICTED. 3
103	103
104	104	(B) (1) WHILE AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS IN THE CUSTODY OF 4
105	105	THE SHERIFF, THE SHERIFF SHALL : 5
106	106
107	107	(I) HOLD THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL UNDER GUARD AS 6
108	108	THE SHERIFF DETERMIN ES TO BE NECESSARY ; AND 7
109	109
110	110	(II) KEEP THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IN SOLITARY 8
111	111	CONFINEMENT IN THE S AME MANNER AS IS REQ UIRED WHEN THE INCARCERATED 9
112	112	INDIVIDUAL IS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT . 10
113	113
114	114	(2) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE , THE SHERIFF SHALL DE LIVER THE 11
115	115	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO THE DEPARTMENT TO AWAIT T HE EXECUTION OF 12
116	116	THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S SENTENCE. 13
117	117
118	118	(C) THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATING T O THE DETENTION OF 14
119	119	AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL UNDER SENTENCE OF DE ATH, INCLUDING THE 15
120	120	EXPENSES OF GUARDING , LODGING, FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND CARING FOR THE 16
121	121	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL, MAY NOT BE ASSESSED AGAINST, BILLED TO, OR PAID 17
122	122	BY THE COUNTY IN WHI CH THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL WAS INDICTED. 18
123	123
124	124	3–902. 19
125	125
126	126	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
127	127	INDICATED. 21
128	128
129	129	(2) (I) “STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS ” MEANS THE 22
130	130	INITIAL ADJUDICATION OF A POSTCONVICTION PETITION FILED UNDER § 23
131	131	7–103 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE, INCLUDING ANY APPELL ATE 24
132	132	REVIEW OF THE POSTCO NVICTION PROCEEDING . 25
133	133
134	134	(II) “STATE POSTCONVICTIO N REVIEW PROCESS ” DOES NOT 26
135	135	INCLUDE: 27
136	136
137	137	1. A POSTCONVICTION PRO CEEDING THAT HAS BEE N 28
138	138	REOPENED UNDER § 7–104 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE OR ANY 29
139	139	APPELLATE REVIEW OF THE PROCEEDING ; OR 30
140	140
141	141	2. A POSTCONVICTION PRO CEEDING ON A SECOND 31
142	142	PETITION FILED BEFO RE OCTOBER 1, 1995, OR ANY APPELLATE REV IEW OF THE 32 4 HOUSE BILL 87
143	143
144	144
145	145	PROCEEDING . 1
146	146
147	147	(3) “WARRANT OF EXECUTION ” MEANS A WARRANT FOR THE 2
148	148	EXECUTION OF A SENTE NCE OF DEATH ON THE INDIVIDUAL AGAINST W HOM THE 3
149	149	SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED . 4
150	150
151	151	(B) A WARRANT OF EXECUTION SHALL: 5
152	152
153	153	(1) STATE THE CONVICTION AND S ENTENCE; 6
154	154
155	155	(2) DESIGNATE A 5–DAY PERIOD, BEGINNING ON A MONDAY, WITHIN 7
156	156	WHICH THE SENTENCE M UST BE EXECUTED ; AND 8
157	157
158	158	(3) COMMAND THE SECRETARY TO CARRY OU T THE DEATH PENALTY 9
159	159	ON A DAY WITHIN THE DESIGNATED PERIOD . 10
160	160
161	161	(C) AT THE TIME AN IND IVIDUAL IS SENTENCED TO DEATH, THE JUDGE 11
162	162	PRESIDING IN THE COU RT SHALL ISSUE A WAR RANT OF EXECUTION DI RECTED TO 12
163	163	THE SECRETARY. 13
164	164
165	165	(D) (1) A WARRANT OF EXECUTION IS STAYED DURING THE DIRECT 14
166	166	REVIEW PROCESS AND T HE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS . 15
167	167
168	168	(2) IF THE ORIGINAL WARRANT OF EXECUTION HAS NOT EXPIRED AT 16
169	169	THE END OF THE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS , THE JUDGE WHO 17
170	170	IMPOSED THE SENTENCE OF DEATH OR THE JUDG E THEN PRESIDING IN THE COURT 18
171	171	IN WHICH THE SENTENC E WAS IMPOSED SHALL LIFT THE STAY IMPOSE D UNDER 19
172	172	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 20
173	173
174	174	(3) IF THE ORIGINAL WARRA NT OF EXECUTION HAS EXPIRED AT THE 21
175	175	END OF THE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS , THE JUDGE WHO IMPOSE D 22
176	176	THE SENTENCE OF DEAT H OR THE JUDGE THEN PRESIDING IN THE COU RT IN WHICH 23
177	177	THE SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED SHALL IS SUE ANOTHER WARRANT OF EXECUTION . 24
178	178
179	179	(E) (1) IF THE GOVERNOR IS SATISFIED THAT A MEDICAL EXAMI NATION 25
180	180	SHOWS THAT AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS PREGNANT, THE GOVERNOR SHALL 26
181	181	REVOKE A WARRANT OF EXECUTION FOR THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL. 27
182	182
183	183	(2) AS SOON AS THE GOVERNOR IS SATISFIED THAT THE 28
184	184	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS NO LONGER PREGNAN T, THE GOVERNOR PROMPTLY 29
185	185	SHALL ISSUE ANOTHER WARRANT OF EXECUTION . 30
186	186
187	187	(F) (1) THE GOVERNOR MAY GRANT A STAY OF A WARRANT OF 31 HOUSE BILL 87 5
188	188
189	189
190	190	EXECUTION FOR ANY CA USE. 1
191	191
192	192	(2) IF THE GOVERNOR GRANTS A STA Y UNDER THIS SUBSECT ION: 2
193	193
194	194	(I) THE GOVERNOR SHALL ISSUE AN ORDER REVOKING TH E 3
195	195	WARRANT OF EXECUTION ; AND 4
196	196
197	197	(II) THE SENTENCE OF DEAT H MAY NOT BE EXECUTE D UNTIL 5
198	198	THE GOVERNOR ISSUES ANOTH ER WARRANT OF EXECUT ION. 6
199	199
200	200	(3) THE GOVERNOR PR OMPTLY SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARY OF 7
201	201	AN ORDER THAT REVOKE S A WARRANT OF EXECU TION. 8
202	202
203	203	(G) (1) THE SECRETARY SHALL SET A TIME, WITHIN THE PERIOD 9
204	204	DESIGNATED IN THE WA RRANT OF EXECUTION , WHEN THE SENTENCE OF DEATH 10
205	205	SHALL BE EXECUTED . 11
206	206
207	207	(2) NO PREVIOUS ANNOUNCE MENT OF THE DAY OR T IME OF THE 12
208	208	EXECUTION MAY BE MAD E EXCEPT TO THOSE WH O ARE INVITED OR ALL OWED TO BE 13
209	209	PRESENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE. 14
210	210
211	211	3–903. 15
212	212
213	213	(A) IN THIS SECTION, “OFFICIAL” MEANS: 16
214	214
215	215	(1) THE SECRETARY; OR 17
216	216
217	217	(2) THE SHERIFF OF THE C OUNTY IN WHICH AN INCARCERATED 18
218	218	INDIVIDUAL WAS INDICTED. 19
219	219
220	220	(B) (1) IF THE GOVERNOR GRANTS A REP RIEVE TO AN INCARCERATED 20
221	221	INDIVIDUAL UNDER SENTENCE OF DE ATH OR A COURT IMPOS ES A STAY ON THE 21
222	222	EXECUTION OF A SENTE NCE OF DEATH , THE GOVERNOR OR THE COURT SHALL 22
223	223	SERVE NOTICE OF THE REPRIEVE OR STAY ON : 23
224	224
225	225	(I) THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL; AND 24
226	226
227	227	(II) THE OFFICIAL WHO HAS CUSTODY OF THE INCARCERATED 25
228	228	INDIVIDUAL. 26
229	229
230	230	(2) THE OFFICIAL WHO HAS CUSTODY OF THE INCARCERATED 27
231	231	INDIVIDUAL SHALL OBEY THE REPRI EVE OR STAY. 28
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234	234
235	235	(C) AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL WHO IS GRANTED A REP RIEVE OR STAY 1
236	236	SHALL REMAIN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE OFFIC IAL WHO RECEIVES NOT ICE UNDER 2
237	237	SUBSECTION (B)(1)(II) OF THIS SECTION. 3
238	238
239	239	(D) (1) IN ANY SUBSEQUENT JUD ICIAL PROCEEDING , THE COURT SHALL 4
240	240	SERVE ANY COURT ORDE R REGARDING AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL ON: 5
241	241
242	242	(I) THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL; AND 6
243	243
244	244	(II) THE OFFICIAL WHO HAS CUSTODY OF THE INCARCERATED 7
245	245	INDIVIDUAL. 8
246	246
247	247	(2) IF A COURT RESENTENCE S AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO 9
248	248	DEATH, THE PROVISIONS OF TH IS SUBTITLE SHALL AP PLY TO THE NEW SENTE NCE 10
249	249	IN THE SAME MANNER A S THE ORIGINAL SENTE NCE. 11
250	250
251	251	(3) (I) IF A NEW TRIAL IS GRA NTED TO AN INCARCERATED 12
252	252	INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN THE CUSTOD Y OF THE SECRETARY, THE INCARCERATED 13
253	253	INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE PLACE OF TRIAL UNDER GUARD 14
254	254	AS THE SECRETARY DIRECTS . 15
255	255
256	256	(II) THE EXPENSES RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATIO N OF AN 16
257	257	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL BACK TO THE PLACE OF TRIAL UN DER SUBPARAGRAPH 17
258	258	(I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SH ALL BE PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT . 18
259	259
260	260	3–904. 19
261	261
262	262	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
263	263	INDICATED. 21
264	264
265	265	(2) “INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS 22
266	266	BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDER AND SENTENCED TO DEATH. 23
267	267
268	268	(3) “INCOMPETENT ” MEANS THE STATE OF M IND OF AN 24
269	269	INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL WHO, AS A RESULT OF A MEN TAL DISORDER OR AN 25
270	270	INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY, LACKS AWARENESS : 26
271	271
272	272	(I) OF THE FACT OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL’S 27
273	273	IMPENDING EXECUTION; AND 28
274	274
275	275	(II) THAT THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL IS TO BE EXECUTED 29
276	276	FOR THE CRIME OF MUR DER. 30
277	277	HOUSE BILL 87 7
278	278
279	279
280	280	(B) AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL IS NOT INCOMPETENT U NDER THIS 1
281	281	SECTION MERELY BECAU SE THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL’S COMPETENCE 2
282	282	DEPENDS ON CONTINUIN G TREATME NT, INCLUDING THE USE OF MEDICATION. 3
283	283
284	284	(C) THE STATE MAY NOT EXECUTE A SENTENCE OF DEATH AGAINST AN 4
285	285	INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL WHO HAS BECOME INCOM PETENT. 5
286	286
287	287	(D) (1) A PETITION THAT ALLEGE S THAT AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL 6
288	288	IS INCOMPETENT AND T HAT SEEKS TO REVOK E A WARRANT OF EXECU TION AGAINST 7
289	289	THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL MAY BE FILED BY: 8
290	290
291	291	(I) THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL; 9
292	292
293	293	(II) IF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL IS REPRESENTED BY 10
294	294	COUNSEL, COUNSEL FOR THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL; OR 11
295	295
296	296	(III) IF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL IS NOT REPRESENTED 12
297	297	BY COUNSEL, ANY OTHER PERSON ON THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL’S BEHALF. 13
298	298
299	299	(2) THE PETITION SHALL BE FILED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14
300	300	COUNTY IN WHICH THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL IS CONFINED. 15
301	301
302	302	(3) ON THE FILING OF THE PETITION, THE COURT MAY STAY A NY 16
303	303	WARRANT OF EXECUTION THAT WAS ISSUED PREV IOUSLY AND HAS NOT Y ET 17
304	304	EXPIRED. 18
305	305
306	306	(4) THE PETITION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AF FIDAVIT OF AT 19
307	307	LEAST ONE PSYCHIATRI ST THAT: 20
308	308
309	309	(I) IS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON PERSONAL EXAMINATION ; 21
310	310
311	311	(II) STATES THAT, IN THE PSYCHIATRIST ’S MEDICAL OPINION , 22
312	312	THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL IS INCOMPETENT ; AND 23
313	313
314	314	(III) STATES THE PERTINENT FACTS ON WHICH THE O PINION IS 24
315	315	BASED. 25
316	316
317	317	(5) A COPY OF THE PETITION SHALL BE SERVED ON T HE ATTORNEY 26
318	318	GENERAL AND THE OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY THAT PROSECU TED THE 27
319	319	INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH T HE SERVICE REQUIREME NTS 28
320	320	OF THE MARYLAND RULES. 29
321	321
322	322	(6) UNLESS THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDU AL IS ALREADY 30 8 HOUSE BILL 87
323	323
324	324
325	325	REPRESENTED BY COUNS EL, THE COURT PROMPTLY S HALL APPOINT A PUBLIC 1
326	326	DEFENDER OR , IF THE PUBLIC DEFEND ER FOR GOOD CAUSE DE CLINES 2
327	327	REPRESENTATION , OTHER COUNSEL TO REP RESENT THE INCARCERATED 3
328	328	INDIVIDUAL IN THE PROCEEDING . 4
329	329
330	330	(7) UNLESS THE STATE’S ATTORNEY STIPULATES T HAT THE 5
331	331	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS INCOMPETENT, THE STATE’S ATTORNEY SHALL 6
332	332	CAUSE THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO BE EXAMINED AND E VALUATED BY ONE 7
333	333	OR MORE PSYCHIATRIST S SELECTED BY THE STATE’S ATTORNEY. 8
334	334
335	335	(8) IF THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S PETITION IS REASON ABLE 9
336	336	AND MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER, THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS ENTITLED TO 10
337	337	BE INDEPENDENTLY EXA MINED BY A PSYCHIATR IST THAT THE INCARCERATED 11
338	338	INDIVIDUAL SELECTS. 12
339	339
340	340	(9) UNLESS, WITH THE COURT ’S APPROVAL, THE PARTIES WAIVE A 13
341	341	HEARING, THE ADMINISTRATIVE J UDGE OF THE COURT SH ALL DESIGNATE A TIM E 14
342	342	FOR AN EVIDENTIARY H EARING TO DETERMINE THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S 15
343	343	COMPETENCE . 16
344	344
345	345	(E) (1) A HEARING UNDER THIS S ECTION SHALL BE HELD WITHOUT A 17
346	346	JURY: 18
347	347
348	348	(I) IN COURT; 19
349	349
350	350	(II) AT THE PLACE WHERE T HE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS 20
351	351	CONFINED; OR 21
352	352
353	353	(III) AT ANOTHER CONVENIENT P LACE. 22
354	354
355	355	(2) AT THE HEARING, AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL: 23
356	356
357	357	(I) SUBJECT TO REASONABL E RESTRICTIONS RELAT ED TO THE 24
358	358	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S CONDITION, MAY BE PRESENT ; 25
359	359
360	360	(II) THROUGH COUNSEL , MAY OFFER EVIDENCE , 26
361	361	CROSS–EXAMINE WITNESSES AG AINST THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL, AND MAKE 27
362	362	ARGUMENT ; AND 28
363	363
364	364	(III) HAS THE BURDEN OF ES TABLISHING INCOMPETE NCE BY A 29
365	365	PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. 30
366	366
367	367	(F) THE COURT SHALL ENTER AN ORDER THAT : 31 HOUSE BILL 87 9
368	368
369	369
370	370
371	371	(1) DECLARES AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO BE EITHER 1
372	372	COMPETENT OR INCOMPE TENT; AND 2
373	373
374	374	(2) STATES THE FINDINGS ON WHICH THE DECLARA TION IS BASED. 3
375	375
376	376	(G) IF THE COURT FINDS AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO BE 4
377	377	COMPETENT , THE COURT IMMEDIATEL Y: 5
378	378
379	379	(1) SHALL LIFT ANY STAY OF A WARRANT OF EXEC UTION THAT WAS 6
380	380	ISSUED PREVIOUSLY AN D HAS NOT YET EXPIRE D; OR 7
381	381
382	382	(2) IF ALL PREVIOUSLY IS SUED WARRANTS OF EXE CUTION HAVE 8
383	383	EXPIRED, SHALL NOTIFY THE COU RT THAT IMPOSED THE SENTENCE OF DEATH AN D 9
384	384	REQUEST THAT THE COU RT ISSUE A NEW WARRA NT OF EXECUTION . 10
385	385
386	386	(H) (1) IF THE COURT FINDS AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL TO BE 11
387	387	INCOMPETENT , THE COURT SHALL : 12
388	388
389	389	(I) STAY ANY WARRANT OF EXECUTION THAT WAS I SSUED 13
390	390	PREVIOUSLY AND HAS N OT YET EXPIRED; AND 14
391	391
392	392	(II) REMAND THE CASE TO T HE COURT IN WHICH TH E SENTENCE 15
393	393	OF DEATH WAS IMPOSED . 16
394	394
395	395	(2) THE COURT IN WHICH TH E SENTENCE OF DEATH WAS IMPOSED 17
396	396	SHALL STRIKE THE SEN TENCE OF DEATH AND E NTER IN ITS PLACE A SENTENCE OF 18
397	397	IMPRISONMENT FOR LIF E WITHOUT THE POSSIB ILITY OF PAROLE. 19
398	398
399	399	(3) THE SENTENCE OF IMPRI SONMENT FOR LIFE WIT HOUT THE 20
400	400	POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE IMPOSED UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION I S 21
401	401	MANDATORY AND MAY NO T BE SUSPENDED WHOLL Y OR PARTLY. 22
402	402
403	403	(I) (1) THERE IS NO RIGHT OF APPEAL FROM AN ORDER ISSUED BY A 23
404	404	CIRCUIT COURT UNDER THIS SECTION. 24
405	405
406	406	(2) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 25
407	407	EITHER PARTY MAY SEE K REVIEW IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND BY 26
408	408	FILING AN APPLICATIO N FOR LEAVE TO APPEA L IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 27
409	409	MARYLAND RULES. 28
410	410
411	411	(3) IF AN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL IS F ILED, THE 29
412	412	SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND MAY STAY ANY WARRANT OF EXECUTION THAT WA S 30 10 HOUSE BILL 87
413	413
414	414
415	415	ISSUED PREVIOUSLY AN D HAS NOT EXPIRED . 1
416	416
417	417	(J) (1) NOT EARLIER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER A FINDI NG OF 2
418	418	COMPETENCE , AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL MAY PETITION THE COU RT FOR A 3
419	419	REDETERMINATION OF C OMPETENCE. 4
420	420
421	421	(2) THE PETITION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AF FIDAVIT OF AT 5
422	422	LEAST ONE PSYCHIATRI ST THAT: 6
423	423
424	424	(I) IS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON PERSONAL EXAMINAT ION; 7
425	425
426	426	(II) STATES THAT, IN THE PSYCHIATRIST ’S MEDICAL OPINION , 8
427	427	THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IS INCOMPETENT; 9
428	428
429	429	(III) STATES THAT THE INCO MPETENCE AROSE SINCE THE 10
430	430	PREVIOUS FINDING OF COMPETENCE ; AND 11
431	431
432	432	(IV) STATES THE PERTINENT FACTS ON WHICH EACH OPINION IS 12
433	433	BASED, INCLUDING THE FACTS THAT SHOW THE CHANGE IN THE INCARCERATED 13
434	434	INDIVIDUAL’S CONDITION SINCE T HE PREVIOUS FINDING . 14
435	435
436	436	(3) PROCEEDINGS ON A PETI TION UNDER THIS SUBS ECTION SHALL 15
437	437	BE IN ACCORDANCE WIT H SUBSECTIONS (D) THROUGH (I) OF THIS SECTION. 16
438	438
439	439	(K) THE MARYLAND RULES SHALL GOVERN : 17
440	440
441	441	(1) THE FORM OF PETITION S AND ALL OTHER PLEA DINGS; AND 18
442	442
443	443	(2) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SEC TION, THE 19
444	444	PROCEDURES TO BE FOL LOWED BY THE CIRCUIT COURT IN DETERMINING 20
445	445	COMPETENCY OR INCOMP ETENCY AND BY THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND IN 21
446	446	REVIEWING APPLICATIO NS FOR LEAVE TO APPE AL. 22
447	447
448	448	(L) THIS SECTION DOES NOT AFFECT THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR TO 23
449	449	STAY EXECUTION OF A SENTENCE OF DEATH UN DER § 3–902(F) OF THIS SUBTITLE 24
450	450	OR TO COMMUTE A SENT ENCE OF DEATH UNDER § 7–601 OF THIS ARTICLE. 25
451	451
452	452	3–905. 26
453	453
454	454	(A) THE MANNER OF INFLICT ING THE PUNISHMENT O F DEATH SHALL BE 27
455	455	THE CONTINUOUS INTRA VENOUS ADMINISTRATIO N OF A LETHAL QUANTI TY OF AN 28
456	456	ULTRASHORT –ACTING BARBITURATE O R OTHER SIMILAR DRUG IN COMBINATION 29
457	457	WITH A CHEMICAL PARA LYTIC AGENT THAT REM AINS CONTINUOUS UNTI L A 30 HOUSE BILL 87 11
458	458
459	459
460	460	LICENSED PHYSICIAN P RONOUNCES DEATH ACCO RDING TO ACCEPTED ST ANDARDS 1
461	461	OF MEDICAL PRACTICE . 2
462	462
463	463	(B) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LETHAL SUBSTANCE S REQUIRED 3
464	464	BY THIS SECTION IS N OT THE PRACTICE OF M EDICINE. 4
465	465
466	466	(2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW , A PHARMACIST OR 5
467	467	PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPL IER MAY DISPENSE DRU GS, WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTI ON, TO 6
468	468	THE SECRETARY OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION . 7
469	469
470	470	3–906. 8
471	471
472	472	(A) THE SECRETARY SHALL : 9
473	473
474	474	(1) PROVIDE A SUITABLE A ND EFFICIENT PLACE , ENCLOSED FROM 10
475	475	PUBLIC VIEW, IN WHICH AN EXECUTION MAY BE CARRIED OUT ; 11
476	476
477	477	(2) PROVIDE ALL THE MATE RIALS THAT ARE NECES SARY TO 12
478	478	PERFORM THE EXECUTIO N; AND 13
479	479
480	480	(3) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTIO N (C) OF THIS SECTION , SELECT THE 14
481	481	INDIVIDUALS TO PERFO RM THE EXECUTION . 15
482	482
483	483	(B) THE SECRETARY OR THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE SHALL SUPER VISE 16
484	484	THE EXECUTION . 17
485	485
486	486	(C) (1) AN EXECUTION SHALL BE PERFORMED BY INDIVID UALS WHO ARE 18
487	487	SELECTED BY THE SECRETARY AND TRAINED TO ADMINISTER THE LE THAL 19
488	488	INJECTION. 20
489	489
490	490	(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ADM INISTERS THE PARALYT IC AGENT AND 21
491	491	LETHAL INJECTION NEED NOT BE LICENSED OR CERTIFIED AS ANY TYPE OF HEALTH 22
492	492	CARE PRACTITIONER UN DER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE. 23
493	493
494	494	3–907. 24
495	495
496	496	(A) IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OTHERWISE REQUIRED 25
497	497	TO SUPERVISE , PERFORM, OR PARTICIPATE IN AN EXECUTION, THE SECRETARY 26
498	498	SHALL SELECT AT LEAS T 6 BUT NOT MORE THAN 12 RESPECTABLE CITIZENS TO 27
499	499	OBSERVE THE EXECUTIO N. 28
500	500
501	501	(B) COUNSEL FOR THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL AND A MEMBER OF THE 29
502	502	CLERGY MAY BE PRESEN T AT THE EXECUTION . 30 12 HOUSE BILL 87
503	503
504	504
505	505
506	506	3–908. 1
507	507
508	508	THE SECRETARY SHALL : 2
509	509
510	510	(1) PREPARE AND SIGN A C ERTIFICATE THAT STAT ES: 3
511	511
512	512	(I) THE TIME AND PLACE O F EXECUTION; AND 4
513	513
514	514	(II) THAT THE EXECUTION W AS CONDUCTED IN ACCO RDANCE 5
515	515	WITH THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT AND THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS SUB TITLE; 6
516	516
517	517	(2) REQUEST THAT EACH WI TNESS TO THE EXECUTI ON SIGN THE 7
518	518	CERTIFICATE; AND 8
519	519
520	520	(3) FILE THE CERTIFICATE WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE EXECU TION 9
521	521	WITH THE CLERK OF TH E COURT IN THE COUNT Y IN WHICH THE INCARCERATED 10
522	522	INDIVIDUAL WAS INDICTED. 11
523	523
524	524	3–909. 12
525	525
526	526	(A) ON APPLICATION OF A R ELATIVE, THE BODY OF AN EXECU TED 13
527	527	INCARCERATED INDIVI DUAL SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE RELATIVE AT THE 14
528	528	RELATIVE’S COST. 15
529	529
530	530	(B) IF AN APPLICATION IS NOT MADE UNDER SUBSE CTION (A) OF THIS 16
531	531	SECTION, THE SECRETARY SHALL ARRAN GE FOR BURIAL. 17
532	532
533	533	4–101. 18
534	534
535	535	(e) (2) “Eligible person” does not include an individual who: 19
536	536
537	537	(i) is serving two or more sentences of imprisonment for life under 20
538	538	§ 2–201, [former] § 2–303, or § 2–304 of the Criminal Law Article; 21
539	539
540	540	(ii) is serving one or more sentences of imprisonment for life when a 22
541	541	court or jury has found under [former] § 2–303 of the Criminal Law Article, beyond a 23
542	542	reasonable doubt, that one or more aggravating circumstances existed; or 24
543	543
544	544	(iii) has been convicted of murder in the first degree, rape in the first 25
545	545	degree, or a sexual offense in the first degree, unless the sentencing judge, at the time of 26
546	546	sentencing or in the exercise of the judge’s revisory power under the Maryland Rules, 27
547	547	recommends that the individual be referred to the Institution for evaluation. 28
548	548	HOUSE BILL 87 13
549	549
550	550
551	551	4–305. 1
552	552
553	553	(b) (2) An incarcerated individual sentenced to life imprisonment as a result 2
554	554	of a proceeding under [former] § 2–303 or § 2–304 of the Criminal Law Article is not eligible 3
555	555	for parole consideration until the incarcerated individual has served 25 years or the 4
556	556	equivalent of 25 years when considering allowances for diminution of the incarcerated 5
557	557	individual’s period of confinement as provided under Title 3, Subtitle 7 of this article and § 6
558	558	6–218 of the Criminal Procedure Article. 7
559	559
560	560	6–112. 8
561	561
562	562	(c) (1) The Division shall complete a presentence investigation report in each 9
563	563	case in which THE DEATH PENALTY OR imprisonment for life without the possibility of 10
564	564	parole is requested under § 2–202 OR § 2–203 of the Criminal Law Article. 11
565	565
566	566	(2) The report shall include a victim impact statement as provided under § 12
567	567	11–402 of the Criminal Procedure Article. 13
568	568
569	569	(3) The court or jury before which the separate sentencing proceeding is 14
570	570	conducted under § 2–303 OR § 2–304 of the Criminal Law Article shall consider the report. 15
571	571
572	572	7–301. 16
573	573
574	574	(d) (2) An incarcerated individual who has been sentenced to life 17
575	575	imprisonment as a result of a proceeding under [former] § 2–303 or § 2–304 of the Criminal 18
576	576	Law Article is not eligible for parole consideration until the incarcerated individual has 19
577	577	served 25 years or the equivalent of 25 years considering the allowances for diminution of 20
578	578	the incarcerated individual’s term of confinement under § 6–218 of the Criminal Procedure 21
579	579	Article and Title 3, Subtitle 7 of this article. 22
580	580
581	581	Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 23
582	582
583	583	3–8A–03. 24
584	584
585	585	(d) The court does not have jurisdiction over: 25
586	586
587	587	(1) A child at least 14 years old alleged to have done an act that, if 26
588	588	committed by an adult, would be a crime punishable by DEATH OR life imprisonment, as 27
589	589	well as all other charges against the child arising out of the same incident, unless an order 28
590	590	removing the proceeding to the court has been filed under § 4–202 of the Criminal 29
591	591	Procedure Article; 30
592	592
593	593	3–8A–06. 31
594	594
595	595	(a) The court may waive the exclusive jurisdiction conferred by § 3–8A–03 of this 32
596	596	subtitle with respect to a petition alleging delinquency by: 33 14 HOUSE BILL 87
597	597
598	598
599	599
600	600	(1) A child who is 15 years old or older; or 1
601	601
602	602	(2) A child who has not reached [his] THE CHILD’S 15th birthday, but who 2
603	603	is charged with committing an act that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by 3
604	604	DEATH OR life imprisonment. 4
605	605
606	606	8–404. 5
607	607
608	608	(a) Notwithstanding § 8–103(a) of this title, a trial judge may strike an individual 6
609	609	who is party in a civil case while the individual is entitled to a jury trial in the county. 7
610	610
611	611	(b) (1) Whenever more individuals than are needed to impanel a jury have 8
612	612	been summoned, an individual may be excused but only in accordance with rule or other 9
613	613	law. 10
614	614
615	615	(2) An individual who is summoned for jury service may be struck from a 11
616	616	particular jury only: 12
617	617
618	618	(i) In accordance with rule or other law, by a party on peremptory 13
619	619	challenge; 14
620	620
621	621	(ii) For good cause shown, by a trial judge on a challenge by a party; 15
622	622	or 16
623	623
624	624	(iii) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, by a trial judge who 17
625	625	finds that: 18
626	626
627	627	1. The individual may be unable to render impartial jury 19
628	628	service; 20
629	629
630	630	2. The individual’s service likely would disrupt the 21
631	631	proceeding; or 22
632	632
633	633	3. The individual’s service may threaten the secrecy of a 23
634	634	proceeding or otherwise affect the integrity of the jury deliberations adversely. 24
635	635
636	636	(3) A trial judge may not strike an individual under paragraph (2)(iii)3 of 25
637	637	this subsection, unless the judge states on the record: 26
638	638
639	639	(i) Each reason for the strike; and 27
640	640
641	641	(ii) A finding that the strike is warranted and not inconsistent with 28
642	642	§§ 8–102(a) and (b) and 8–104 of this title. 29
643	643
644	644	(4) An individual struck under this subsection may serve on another jury 30
645	645	for which the basis for the strike is irrelevant. 31 HOUSE BILL 87 15
646	646
647	647
648	648
649	649	(C) (1) A TRIAL JUDGE MAY STRI KE AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE BASIS OF THE 1
650	650	INDIVIDUAL’S BELIEF FOR OR AGAI NST CAPITAL PUNISHME NT ONLY IF THE JUDGE 2
651	651	FINDS THAT THE BELIE F WOULD PREVENT OR S UBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR THE 3
652	652	INDIVIDUAL FROM RETU RNING AN IMPARTIAL V ERDICT ACCORDING TO LAW. 4
653	653
654	654	(2) AN INDIVIDUAL STRUCK UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N MAY SERVE ON 5
655	655	ANOTHER JURY FOR WHI CH THE BASIS FOR THE STRIKE IS IRRELEVANT . 6
656	656
657	657	8–420. 7
658	658
659	659	(a) (1) This subsection applies only in a criminal trial in which a defendant is 8
660	660	subject, on any single count, to [a]: 9
661	661
662	662	(I) A DEATH SENTENCE BECAU SE THE STATE HAS GIVEN 10
663	663	NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SEEK A DEATH SENT ENCE IN ACCORDANCE W ITH § 11
664	664	2–202 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; OR 12
665	665
666	666	(II) A sentence of life imprisonment, INCLUDING A CASE IN WHICH 13
667	667	THE STATE HAS NOT GIVEN N OTICE OF INTENTION TO SEEK A DEAT H SENTENCE IN 14
668	668	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–202 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE BUT excluding a 15
669	669	common law offense for which no specific statutory penalty is provided. 16
670	670
671	671	(2) Each defendant is allowed 20 peremptory challenges. 17
672	672
673	673	(3) The State is allowed 10 peremptory challenges for each defendant. 18
674	674
675	675	(b) (1) This subsection applies only in a criminal trial in which a defendant is 19
676	676	subject, on any single count, to a sentence of at least 20 years, excluding a case subject to 20
677	677	subsection (a) of this section or a common law offense for which no specific statutory penalty 21
678	678	is provided. 22
679	679
680	680	(2) Each defendant is allowed 10 peremptory challenges. 23
681	681
682	682	(3) The State is allowed five peremptory challenges for each defendant. 24
683	683
684	684	(c) In every other criminal trial, each party is allowed four peremptory 25
685	685	challenges. 26
686	686
687	687	9–204. 27
688	688
689	689	(A) The court that issued an execution on a forfeited recognizance for a witness 28
690	690	who failed to appear may discharge the witness from execution upon motion showing good 29
691	691	and sufficient cause for the failure. 30
692	692	16 HOUSE BILL 87
693	693
694	694
695	695	(B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY IN A CASE IF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MA Y 1
696	696	BE INVOLVED. 2
697	697
698	698	12–307. 3
699	699
700	700	The Supreme Court of Maryland has: 4
701	701
702	702	(1) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding pending in or decided by the 5
703	703	Appellate Court of Maryland in accordance with Subtitle 2 of this title; 6
704	704
705	705	(2) Jurisdiction to review a case or proceeding decided by a circuit court, in 7
706	706	accordance with § 12–305 of this subtitle; [and] 8
707	707
708	708	(3) Exclusive appellate jurisdiction with respect to a question of law 9
709	709	certified to it under the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act; AND 10
710	710
711	711	(4) EXCLUSIVE APPELLATE J URISDICTION OVER A C RIMINAL CASE IN 11
712	712	WHICH THE DEATH PENA LTY IS IMPOSED AND A NY APPELLATE PROCEED ING UNDER 12
713	713	§ 3–904 OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARTICLE. 13
714	714
715	715	Article – Criminal Procedure 14
716	716
717	717	3–105. 15
718	718
719	719	(b) [On] EXCEPT IN A CAPITAL C ASE, ON consideration of the nature of the 16
720	720	charge, the court: 17
721	721
722	722	(1) may require or allow the examination to be done on an outpatient basis; 18
723	723	and 19
724	724
725	725	(2) if an outpatient examination is authorized, shall set bail for the 20
726	726	defendant or authorize release of the defendant on recognizance. 21
727	727
728	728	3–106. 22
729	729
730	730	(b) [If] EXCEPT IN A CAPITAL C ASE, IF, after a hearing, the court finds that the 23
731	731	defendant is incompetent to stand trial but is not dangerous, as a result of a mental disorder 24
732	732	or [mental retardation] INTELLECTUAL DISABIL ITY, to self or the person or property of 25
733	733	others, the court may set bail for the defendant or authorize release of the defendant on 26
734	734	recognizance. 27
735	735
736	736	3–107. 28
737	737
738	738	(a) Whether or not the defendant is confined and unless the State petitions the 29
739	739	court for extraordinary cause to extend the time, the court shall dismiss the charge against 30
740	740	a defendant found incompetent to stand trial under this subtitle: 31 HOUSE BILL 87 17
741	741
742	742
743	743
744	744	(1) WHEN CHARGED WITH A CAPITAL OFFENSE , AFTER THE 1
745	745	EXPIRATION OF 10 YEARS; 2
746	746
747	747	(2) when charged with a felony or a crime of violence as defined under § 3
748	748	14–101 of the Criminal Law Article, after the lesser of the expiration of 5 years or the 4
749	749	maximum sentence for the most serious offense charged; or 5
750	750
751	751	[(2)] (3) when charged with an offense not covered under item (1) OR (2) 6
752	752	of this subsection, after the lesser of the expiration of 3 years or the maximum sentence for 7
753	753	the most serious offense charged. 8
754	754
755	755	4–204. 9
756	756
757	757	(b) Except for a sentencing proceeding under § 2–303 OR § 2–304 of the Criminal 10
758	758	Law Article: 11
759	759
760	760	(1) the distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal is 12
761	761	abrogated; and 13
762	762
763	763	(2) an accessory before the fact may be charged, tried, convicted, and 14
764	764	sentenced as a principal. 15
765	765
766	766	5–101. 16
767	767
768	768	(c) A defendant may not be released on personal recognizance if the defendant is 17
769	769	charged with: 18
770	770
771	771	(1) a crime listed in § 5–202(d) of this title after having been convicted of a 19
772	772	crime listed in § 5–202(d) of this title; or 20
773	773
774	774	(2) a crime punishable by DEATH OR life imprisonment without parole. 21
775	775
776	776	7–101. 22
777	777
778	778	This title applies to a person convicted in any court in the State who is: 23
779	779
780	780	(1) confined under sentence of DEATH OR imprisonment; or 24
781	781
782	782	(2) on parole or probation. 25
783	783
784	784	7–103. 26
785	785
786	786	(b) (1) Unless extraordinary cause is shown, IN A CASE IN WHICH A 27
787	787	SENTENCE OF DEATH HA S NOT BEEN IMPOSED , a petition under this subtitle may not 28
788	788	be filed more than 10 years after the sentence was imposed. 29 18 HOUSE BILL 87
789	789
790	790
791	791
792	792	(2) IN A CASE IN WHICH A SENTENCE OF DEATH HA S BEEN IMPOSED , 1
793	793	SUBTITLE 2 OF THIS TITLE GOVERNS THE TIME OF FILING A PETITION. 2
794	794
795	795	7–107. 3
796	796
797	797	(b) (1) In a case in which a person challenges the validity of confinement under 4
798	798	a sentence of DEATH OR imprisonment by seeking the writ of habeas corpus or the writ of 5
799	799	coram nobis or by invoking a common law or statutory remedy other than this title, a person 6
800	800	may not appeal to the Supreme Court of Maryland or the Appellate Court of Maryland. 7
801	801
802	802	(2) This subtitle does not bar an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland: 8
803	803
804	804	(i) in a habeas corpus proceeding begun under § 9–110 of this 9
805	805	article; or 10
806	806
807	807	(ii) in any other proceeding in which a writ of habeas corpus is 11
808	808	sought for a purpose other than to challenge the legality of a conviction of a crime or 12
809	809	sentence of DEATH OR imprisonment for the conviction of the crime, including confinement 13
810	810	as a result of a proceeding under Title 4 of the Correctional Services Article. 14
811	811
812	812	SUBTITLE 2. PROCEEDINGS AFTER DEATH SENTENCES. 15
813	813
814	814	7–201. 16
815	815
816	816	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, IN A CASE IN WHICH A 17
817	817	SENTENCE OF DEATH H AS BEEN IMPOSED , THE CIRCUIT COURT MA Y NOT EXERCISE 18
818	818	JURISDICTION OVER A PROCEEDING UNDER THI S TITLE UNLESS THE P ETITION IS 19
819	819	FILED WITHIN 210 DAYS AFTER: 20
820	820
821	821	(1) THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PASSES AN ORDE R 21
822	822	DENYING A PETITION F OR A WRIT OF CERTIOR ARI; 22
823	823
824	824	(2) THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MAKES A 23
825	825	DECISION AFFIRMING T HE SENTENCE OF DEATH ; OR 24
826	826
827	827	(3) IF NO REVIEW IS SOUG HT, THE TIME FOR SEEKING REVIEW BY THE 25
828	828	SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EXPIRES. 26
829	829
830	830	(B) THE CIRCUIT COURT MAY EXTEND THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH THE 27
831	831	PETITION SHALL BE FI LED IF GOOD CAUSE FO R THE EXTENSION IS S HOWN. 28
832	832
833	833	7–202. 29
834	834
835	835	NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW AND SUBJECT TO § 7–203 OF THIS 30 HOUSE BILL 87 19
836	836
837	837
838	838	SUBTITLE, A WARRANT OF EXECUTI ON SHALL BE STAYED F OR 210 DAYS AFTER: 1
839	839
840	840	(1) THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES PASSES AN ORDE R 2
841	841	DENYING ANY PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIO RARI; 3
842	842
843	843	(2) THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES MAKES A 4
844	844	DECISION AFFIRMING T HE SENTENCE OF DEATH ; OR 5
845	845
846	846	(3) IF NO REVIEW IS SOUG HT, THE TIME FOR SEEKING REVIEW BY THE 6
847	847	SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EXPIRES. 7
848	848
849	849	7–203. 8
850	850
851	851	(A) A DEFENDANT IN A CASE IN WHICH A SENTENCE OF DEATH HAS BEEN 9
852	852	IMPOSED MAY WAIVE TH E RIGHT TO FILE A PE TITION UNDER THIS TI TLE BEFORE 10
853	853	THE EXPIRATION OF TH E 210–DAY PERIOD ESTABLISH ED IN § 7–201 OF THIS 11
854	854	SUBTITLE IF THE WAIVER IS KNOWING, VOLUNTARY , INTELLIGENT, AND IN WRITING. 12
855	855
856	856	(B) A DEFENDANT IN A CASE IN WHICH A SENTENCE OF DEATH HAS BEEN 13
857	857	IMPOSED MAY REVOKE A WAIVER UNDER SUBSECT ION (A) OF THIS SECTION NOT 14
858	858	LATER THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE THE SCHE DULED DATE OF EXECUTION BY: 15
859	859
860	860	(1) FILING A PETITION FO R POSTCONVICTION REL IEF UNDER THIS 16
861	861	TITLE; OR 17
862	862
863	863	(2) WITHDRAWING THE WAIV ER IN WRITING. 18
864	864
865	865	(C) A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO FILE A PETITION U NDER THIS TITLE 19
866	866	BEFORE THE EXPIRATIO N OF THE 210–DAY PERIOD ESTABLISH ED IN § 7–201 OF 20
867	867	THIS SUBTITLE ENDS T HE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS FOR 21
868	868	PURPOSES OF § 3–902 OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARTICLE. 22
869	869
870	870	(D) (1) THE REVOCATION OF A W AIVER UNDER SUBSECTI ON (B)(1) OF 23
871	871	THIS SECTION CONTINU ES THE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS FO R 24
872	872	PURPOSES OF § 3–902 OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARTICLE. 25
873	873
874	874	(2) THE REVOCATION OF A W AIVER UNDER SUBSECTI ON (B)(2) OF 26
875	875	THIS SECTION CONTINU ES THE STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS FOR 27
876	876	PURPOSES OF § 3–902 OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARTICLE UNTIL THE 28
877	877	EARLIER OF: 29
878	878
879	879	(I) THE FILING OF A PETI TION FOR POSTCONVICT ION RELIEF; 30
880	880	OR 31 20 HOUSE BILL 87
881	881
882	882
883	883
884	884	(II) THE EXPIRATION OF TH E 210–DAY PERIOD ESTABLISH ED IN 1
885	885	§ 7–201 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 2
886	886
887	887	7–204. 3
888	888
889	889	(A) (1) THE DATE FOR A HEARIN G ON A PETITION FILE D IN A CASE IN 4
890	890	WHICH A SENTENCE OF DEATH HAS BEEN IMPOS ED SHALL: 5
891	891
892	892	(I) BE SET WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DAY O N WHICH THE 6
893	893	PETITION IS FILED; AND 7
894	894
895	895	(II) OCCUR WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE DAY O N WHICH THE 8
896	896	PETITION IS FILED. 9
897	897
898	898	(2) AFTER THE HEARING DAT E IS SET UNDER PARAG RAPH (1)(I) OF 10
899	899	THIS SUBSECTION, THE COURT MAY NOT CH ANGE THE DATE UNLESS A PARTY FILES 11
900	900	A MOTION REQUESTING THE CHANGE AND SHOWS GOOD CAUSE FOR THE C HANGE. 12
901	901
902	902	(3) THE COURT SHALL ISSUE A DECISION ON A PETI TION FILED IN A 13
903	903	CASE IN WHICH A SENT ENCE OF DEATH HAS BE EN IMPOSED WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER 14
904	904	THE HEARING ON THE P ETITION. 15
905	905
906	906	(B) A PARTY MAY ENFORCE TH IS SECTION THROUGH T HE FILING OF A 16
907	907	PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND. 17
908	908
909	909	8–108. 18
910	910
911	911	(A) THE REVIEW OF A SENTE NCE OF DEATH IS GOVE RNED BY TITLE 2, 19
912	912	SUBTITLE 4 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 20
913	913
914	914	(B) A REVIEW PANEL MAY NOT INCREASE A SENTENCE TO THE SENTENCE 21
915	915	OF DEATH. 22
916	916
917	917	11–404. 23
918	918
919	919	(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A VICTIM’S 24
920	920	REPRESENTATIVE HAS T HE SAME RIGHT TO ADD RESS THE JURY IN A D EATH 25
921	921	PENALTY SENTENCING AS A VICT IM’S REPRESENTATIVE HAS TO ADDRESS A COURT 26
922	922	UNDER § 11–403 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 27
923	923
924	924	(B) (1) ON MOTION OF A DEFEND ANT OR THE STATE OR ON THE COURT ’S 28
925	925	OWN INITIATIVE , THE COURT IN A DEATH PENALTY SENTENCING M AY HOLD A 29 HOUSE BILL 87 21
926	926
927	927
928	928	HEARING OUTSIDE THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY TO DET ERMINE WHETHER A 1
929	929	VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE MAY PRESENT AN ORAL ADDR ESS TO THE JURY. 2
930	930
931	931	(2) IF THE COURT DETERMIN ES THAT PART OF A VI CTIM’S 3
932	932	REPRESENTATIVE ’S ORAL ADDRESS WILL BE SO UNDULY PREJUDI CIAL THAT IT 4
933	933	RENDERS THE JURY SEN TENCING PRO CEEDING FUNDAMENTALL Y UNFAIR, THE 5
934	934	COURT MAY LIMIT THE PREJUDICIAL PORTION OF THE ORAL ADDRESS . 6
935	935
936	936	(C) A VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS BEEN DENIED A RI GHT 7
937	937	PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY FILE AN APPLICATION FOR LEAV E TO APPEAL 8
938	938	IN THE MANNER PROVID ED UNDER § 11–103 OF THIS TITLE. 9
939	939
940	940	Article – Criminal Law 10
941	941
942	942	2–201. 11
943	943
944	944	(b) (1) A person who commits a murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony 12
945	945	and on conviction shall be sentenced to: 13
946	946
947	947	(i) DEATH; 14
948	948
949	949	(II) imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; or 15
950	950
951	951	[(ii)] (III) imprisonment for life. 16
952	952
953	953	(2) Unless a SENTENCE OF DEATH IS IMPOSED IN COMPLIANC E WITH 17
954	954	§ 2–202 OF THIS SUBTITLE AND SUBTITLE 3 OF THIS TITLE, OR A sentence of 18
955	955	imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is imposed in compliance with § 19
956	956	2–203 of this subtitle and § 2–304 of this title, the sentence shall be imprisonment for life. 20
957	957
958	958	2–202. 21
959	959
960	960	(A) A DEFENDANT FOUND GUIL TY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE MAY 22
961	961	BE SENTENCED TO DEAT H ONLY IF: 23
962	962
963	963	(1) AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE TRIAL , THE STATE GAVE WRITTEN 24
964	964	NOTICE TO THE DEFEND ANT OF: 25
965	965
966	966	(I) THE STATE’S INTENTION TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF DEATH ; 26
967	967	AND 27
968	968
969	969	(II) EACH AGGRAVATING CIRCUMST ANCE ON WHICH THE STATE 28
970	970	INTENDS TO RELY ; 29
971	971	22 HOUSE BILL 87
972	972
973	973
974	974	(2) (I) WITH RESPECT TO § 2–303(G) OF THIS TITLE, EXCEPT FOR § 1
975	975	2–303(G)(1)(I) AND (VII) OF THIS TITLE, THE DEFENDANT WAS A PRINCIPAL IN THE 2
976	976	FIRST DEGREE; OR 3
977	977
978	978	(II) WITH RESPECT TO § 2–303(G)(1)(I) OF THIS TITLE, A LAW 4
979	979	ENFORCEME NT OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN § 2–303(A) OF THIS TITLE, WAS MURDERED 5
980	980	AND THE DEFENDANT WA S: 6
981	981
982	982	1. A PRINCIPAL IN THE F IRST DEGREE; OR 7
983	983
984	984	2. A PRINCIPAL IN THE S ECOND DEGREE WHO : 8
985	985
986	986	A. WILLFULLY, DELIBERATELY , AND WITH 9
987	987	PREMEDITATION INTEND ED THE DEATH OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI CER; 10
988	988
989	989	B. WAS A MAJOR PARTICIP ANT IN THE MURDER ; AND 11
990	990
991	991	C. WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT AT THE TIME AND PLAC E OF 12
992	992	THE MURDER ; AND 13
993	993
994	994	(3) THE SENTENCE OF DEAT H IS IMPOSED IN ACCORDANC E WITH § 14
995	995	2–303 OF THIS TITLE. 15
996	996
997	997	(B) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , A DEFENDANT HAS AN I NTELLECTUAL 16
998	998	DISABILITY IF: 17
999	999
1000	1000	(I) THE DEFENDANT HAS SI GNIFICANTLY BELOW –AVERAGE 18
1001	1001	INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIO NING AS SHOWN BY AN INTELLIGENCE QUOTIEN T OF 70 OR 19
1002	1002	BELOW ON AN INDIVIDU ALLY ADMINISTERED IN TELLIGENCE QUOTIENT TEST AND 20
1003	1003	AN IMPAIRMENT IN ADA PTIVE BEHAVIOR ; AND 21
1004	1004
1005	1005	(II) THE INTELLECTUAL DI SABILITY WAS MANIFES T BEFORE 22
1006	1006	THE AGE OF 22 YEARS. 23
1007	1007
1008	1008	(2) A DEFENDANT MAY NOT BE SENTENCED TO DEATH B UT SHALL BE 24
1009	1009	SENTENCED TO IMPRISO NMENT FOR LIFE WITHO UT THE POSSIBILITY O F PAROLE 25
1010	1010	SUBJECT TO THE REQUI REMENTS OF § 2–203(1) OF THIS SUBTITLE OR 26
1011	1011	IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE IF THE DEFE NDANT: 27
1012	1012
1013	1013	(I) WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS AT THE TIME OF THE 28
1014	1014	MURDER; OR 29
1015	1015
1016	1016	(II) PROVES BY A PREPONDE RANCE OF THE EVIDENC E THAT AT 30 HOUSE BILL 87 23
1017	1017
1018	1018
1019	1019	THE TIME OF THE MURD ER THE DEFENDANT HAD AN INTELLECTUAL DISA BILITY. 1
1020	1020
1021	1021	2–301. 2
1022	1022
1023	1023	(A) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY SHALL FILE W ITH THE CLERK OF THE 3
1024	1024	SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND A COPY OF EACH: 4
1025	1025
1026	1026	(1) NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF D EATH; AND 5
1027	1027
1028	1028	(2) WITHDRAWAL OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF 6
1029	1029	DEATH. 7
1030	1030
1031	1031	(B) THE FAILURE OF A STATE’S ATTORNEY TO GIVE TIME LY NOTICE TO THE 8
1032	1032	CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS 9
1033	1033	SECTION DOES NOT AFF ECT THE VALIDITY OF A NOTICE OF INTENT T O SEEK A 10
1034	1034	SENTENCE OF DEATH TH AT IS SERVED ON THE DEFENDANT IN A TIMELY MANNER . 11
1035	1035
1036	1036	2–303. 12
1037	1037
1038	1038	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, “CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ” HAS THE MEANING 13
1039	1039	STATED IN § 1–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 14
1040	1040
1041	1041	(2) “CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ” INCLUDES: 15
1042	1042
1043	1043	(I) AN INSTITUTION FOR T HE CONFINEMENT OR DE TENTION OF 16
1044	1044	JUVENILES CHARGED WI TH OR ADJUDICATED AS BEING DELINQUENT ; AND 17
1045	1045
1046	1046	(II) A HOSPITAL IN WHICH A PERSON IS CONFINED UNDER AN 18
1047	1047	ORDER OF A COURT EXE RCISING CRIMINAL JUR ISDICTION. 19
1048	1048
1049	1049	(B) IF THE STATE GAVE NOTICE UND ER § 2–202(A)(1) OF THIS TITLE, A 20
1050	1050	SEPARATE SENTENCING PROCEEDING SHALL BE HELD AS SOON AS PRAC TICABLE 21
1051	1051	AFTER A DEFENDANT IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURD ER IN THE FIRST DEGR EE TO 22
1052	1052	DETERMINE WHETHER TH E DEFENDANT SHALL BE SENTENCED TO DEATH . 23
1053	1053
1054	1054	(C) THE SENTENCING PROCEE DING UNDER SUBSECTIO N (B) OF THIS 24
1055	1055	SECTION SHALL BE CON DUCTED: 25
1056	1056
1057	1057	(1) BEFORE THE JURY THAT DETERMINED THE DEFEN DANT’S GUILT; 26
1058	1058
1059	1059	(2) BEFORE A JURY IMPANE LED FOR PURPOSES OF THE PROCEEDING 27
1060	1060	IF: 28
1061	1061	24 HOUSE BILL 87
1062	1062
1063	1063
1064	1064	(I) THE DEFENDANT WAS CO NVICTED BASED ON A GU ILTY 1
1065	1065	PLEA; 2
1066	1066
1067	1067	(II) THE DEFENDANT WAS CO NVICTED AFTER A TRIA L BY A 3
1068	1068	COURT SITTING WITHOU T A JURY; 4
1069	1069
1070	1070	(III) THE COURT, FOR GOOD CAUSE , DISCHARGED THE JURY 5
1071	1071	THAT CONVICTED THE D EFENDANT; OR 6
1072	1072
1073	1073	(IV) A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION REMANDE D THE 7
1074	1074	CASE FOR RESENTENCIN G FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL SENT ENCE OF 8
1075	1075	DEATH; OR 9
1076	1076
1077	1077	(3) BEFORE THE COURT , IF THE DEFENDANT WAI VES A JURY 10
1078	1078	SENTENCING PROCEEDIN G. 11
1079	1079
1080	1080	(D) (1) A JUDGE SHALL APPOINT AT LEAST TWO AL TERNATE JURORS 12
1081	1081	WHEN IMPANELING A JU RY FOR ANY PROCEEDIN G: 13
1082	1082
1083	1083	(I) IN WHICH THE DEFENDA NT IS BEING TRIED FO R A CRIME 14
1084	1084	FOR WHICH THE DEATH PENALTY MAY BE IMPOS ED; OR 15
1085	1085
1086	1086	(II) THAT IS HELD UNDER T HIS SECTION. 16
1087	1087
1088	1088	(2) THE ALTERNATE JURORS SHALL BE RETAINED TH ROUGHOUT THE 17
1089	1089	PROCEEDINGS UNDER AN Y RESTRICTIONS THAT THE JUDGE IMPOSES . 18
1090	1090
1091	1091	(3) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF A JUROR 19
1092	1092	DIES, IS DISQUALIFIED, BECOMES INCAPACITATE D, OR IS DISCHARGED FOR ANY 20
1093	1093	OTHER REASON BEFORE THE JUR Y BEGINS ITS DELIBER ATIONS ON SENTENCING , AN 21
1094	1094	ALTERNATE JUROR BECO MES A JUROR IN THE O RDER SELECTED AND SE RVES IN ALL 22
1095	1095	RESPECTS AS A JUROR SELECTED ON THE REGU LAR TRIAL PANEL . 23
1096	1096
1097	1097	(4) AN ALTERNATE JUROR MA Y NOT REPLACE A JURO R WHO IS 24
1098	1098	DISCHARGED DURING THE A CTUAL DELIBERATIONS OF THE JURY ON THE G UILT OR 25
1099	1099	INNOCENCE OF THE DEF ENDANT OR ON SENTENC ING. 26
1100	1100
1101	1101	(E) (1) THE FOLLOWING TYPES O F EVIDENCE ARE ADMIS SIBLE IN A 27
1102	1102	SENTENCING PROCEEDIN G: 28
1103	1103
1104	1104	(I) EVIDENCE RELATING TO A MITIGATING CIRCUMS TANCE 29
1105	1105	THAT IS LISTED UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION; 30
1106	1106	HOUSE BILL 87 25
1107	1107
1108	1108
1109	1109	(II) EVIDENCE RELATING TO AN AGGRAVATING CIRCU MSTANCE: 1
1110	1110
1111	1111	1. THAT IS LISTED UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 2
1112	1112	SECTION; AND 3
1113	1113
1114	1114	2. OF WHICH THE STATE PROVIDED NOTICE UNDER § 4
1115	1115	2–202(A)(1)(II) OF THIS TITLE; 5
1116	1116
1117	1117	(III) EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTION , GUILTY 6
1118	1118	PLEA, PLEA OF NOLO CONTEND ERE, OR THE ABSENCE OF AN Y PRIOR CONVICTIONS 7
1119	1119	OR PLEAS, TO THE SAME EXTENT T HAT THE EVIDENCE WOU LD BE ADMISSIBLE IN 8
1120	1120	OTHER SENTENCING PRO CEDURES; 9
1121	1121
1122	1122	(IV) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , ANY 10
1123	1123	PRESENTENCE INVESTIG ATION REPORT ; AND 11
1124	1124
1125	1125	(V) ANY OTHER EVIDENCE T HE COURT FINDS TO HA VE 12
1126	1126	PROBATIVE VALUE AND RELEVANCE TO SENTENC ING, IF THE DEFENDANT HAS A 13
1127	1127	FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT ANY STATEMENT . 14
1128	1128
1129	1129	(2) A RECOMMENDATION IN A PRESENTENCE INVESTIG ATION 15
1130	1130	REPORT AS TO A SENTE NCE IS NOT ADMISSIBL E IN A SENTENCING PR OCEEDING. 16
1131	1131
1132	1132	(3) THE STATE AND THE DEFENDA NT OR COUNSEL FOR TH E 17
1133	1133	DEFENDANT MAY PRESEN T ARGUMENT FOR OR AG AINST THE SENTENCE O F DEATH. 18
1134	1134
1135	1135	(F) (1) AFTER THE EVIDENCE IS PR ESENTED TO THE JURY IN THE 19
1136	1136	SENTENCING PROCEEDIN G, THE COURT SHALL : 20
1137	1137
1138	1138	(I) GIVE ANY APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONS ALLOWED BY LAW; 21
1139	1139	AND 22
1140	1140
1141	1141	(II) INSTRUCT THE JURY AS TO: 23
1142	1142
1143	1143	1. THE FINDINGS THAT TH E JURY MUST MAKE TO 24
1144	1144	DETERMINE WHETHER TH E DEFENDANT SHALL BE SENTENCED TO DEATH , 25
1145	1145	IMPRISONMENT FOR LIF E WITHOUT THE POSSIB ILITY OF PAROLE , OR 26
1146	1146	IMPRISONMENT FOR LIF E; AND 27
1147	1147
1148	1148	2. THE BURDEN OF PROOF APPLICABLE TO THE 28
1149	1149	FINDINGS UNDER SUBSE CTION (G)(2) OR (I)(1) AND (2) OF THIS SECTION. 29
1150	1150
1151	1151	(2) THE COURT MAY NOT INS TRUCT THE JURY THAT THE JURY IS TO 30 26 HOUSE BILL 87
1152	1152
1153	1153
1154	1154	ASSUME THAT A SENTEN CE OF LIFE IMPRISONM ENT IS FOR THE NATUR AL LIFE OF 1
1155	1155	THE DEFENDANT . 2
1156	1156
1157	1157	(G) (1) IN DETERMINING A SENT ENCE UNDER SUBSECTIO N (B) OF THIS 3
1158	1158	SECTION, THE COURT OR JURY FI RST SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER ANY OF THE 4
1159	1159	FOLLOWING AGGRAVATIN G CIRCUMSTANCES EXIS TS BEYOND A REASONABLE 5
1160	1160	DOUBT: 6
1161	1161
1162	1162	(I) ONE OR MORE PERSONS COMMITTED THE MURDER OF A 7
1163	1163	LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI CER WHILE THE OFFICE R WAS PERFORMING THE 8
1164	1164	OFFICER’S DUTIES; 9
1165	1165
1166	1166	(II) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED THE MURDER WHILE 10
1167	1167	CONFINED IN A CORREC TIONAL FACILITY; 11
1168	1168
1169	1169	(III) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED THE MURDER IN 12
1170	1170	FURTHERANCE OF AN ES CAPE FROM , AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM , OR AN 13
1171	1171	ATTEMPT TO EVADE LAW FUL ARREST, CUSTODY, OR DETENTION BY : 14
1172	1172
1173	1173	1. A GUARD OR OFFICER O F A CORRECTIONAL FAC ILITY; 15
1174	1174	OR 16
1175	1175
1176	1176	2. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OF FICER; 17
1177	1177
1178	1178	(IV) THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN OR ATTEMPTED TO BE T AKEN IN 18
1179	1179	THE COURSE OF AN ABD UCTION, A KIDNAPPING, OR AN ATTEMPT TO ABD UCT OR 19
1180	1180	KIDNAP; 20
1181	1181
1182	1182	(V) THE VICTIM WAS A CHI LD ABDUCTED IN VIOLA TION OF § 21
1183	1183	3–503(A)(1) OF THIS ARTICLE; 22
1184	1184
1185	1185	(VI) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED THE MURDER UNDER AN 23
1186	1186	AGREEMENT OR CONTRAC T FOR REMUNERATION O R PROMISE OF REMUNERATION 24
1187	1187	TO COMMIT THE MURDER ; 25
1188	1188
1189	1189	(VII) THE DEFENDANT EMPLOY ED OR ENGAGED ANOTHE R TO 26
1190	1190	COMMIT THE MURDER AN D THE MURDER WAS COM MITTED UNDER AN AGRE EMENT 27
1191	1191	OR CONTRACT FOR REMU NERATION OR PROMISE OF REMUNERATION ; 28
1192	1192
1193	1193	(VIII) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED THE MURD ER WHILE UNDER 29
1194	1194	A SENTENCE OF DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE; 30
1195	1195
1196	1196	(IX) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED MORE THAN ONE MU RDER IN 31 HOUSE BILL 87 27
1197	1197
1198	1198
1199	1199	THE FIRST DEGREE ARI SING OUT OF THE SAME INCIDENT; OR 1
1200	1200
1201	1201	(X) THE DEFENDANT COMMIT TED THE MURDER WHILE 2
1202	1202	COMMITTING OR ATTEMP TING TO COMMIT : 3
1203	1203
1204	1204	1. ARSON IN THE FIRST D EGREE; 4
1205	1205
1206	1206	2. CARJACKING OR ARMED CARJACKING; 5
1207	1207
1208	1208	3. RAPE; OR 6
1209	1209
1210	1210	4. ROBBERY UNDER § 3–402 OR § 3–403 OF THIS 7
1211	1211	ARTICLE. 8
1212	1212
1213	1213	(2) IF THE COURT OR JURY DOES NOT FIND THAT ONE OR MORE OF 9
1214	1214	THE AGGRAVATING CIRC UMSTANCE S EXIST BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT : 10
1215	1215
1216	1216	(I) THE COURT OR JURY SH ALL STATE THAT CONCL USION IN 11
1217	1217	WRITING; AND 12
1218	1218
1219	1219	(II) A DEATH SENTENCE MAY NOT BE IMPOSED . 13
1220	1220
1221	1221	(H) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “CRIME OF VIOLENCE ” HAS THE MEANING 14
1222	1222	STATED IN § 14–101 OF THIS ARTICLE. 15
1223	1223
1224	1224	(2) IF THE COURT OR JURY FIND S BEYOND A REASONABL E DOUBT 16
1225	1225	THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE AGGRAVATING CIRC UMSTANCE S UNDER SUBSECTION 17
1226	1226	(G) OF THIS SECTION EXIS T, THE COURT OR JURY TH EN SHALL CONSIDER WH ETHER 18
1227	1227	ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MITIGATING CIRCUMSTA NCES EXIST BASED ON A 19
1228	1228	PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE: 20
1229	1229
1230	1230	(I) THE DEFENDANT PREVIO USLY HAS NOT: 21
1231	1231
1232	1232	1. BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE ; 22
1233	1233
1234	1234	2. ENTERED A GUILTY PLE A OR A PLEA OF NOLO 23
1235	1235	CONTENDERE TO A CHAR GE OF A CRIME OF VIO LENCE; OR 24
1236	1236
1237	1237	3. RECEIVED PROBATION B EFORE JUDGMENT FOR A 25
1238	1238	CRIME OF VIOLENCE ; 26
1239	1239
1240	1240	(II) THE VICTIM WAS A PARTICIPANT IN THE CONDUCT OF THE 27
1241	1241	DEFENDANT OR CONSENT ED TO THE ACT THAT C AUSED THE VICTIM’S DEATH; 28 28 HOUSE BILL 87
1242	1242
1243	1243
1244	1244
1245	1245	(III) THE DEFENDANT ACTED UNDER SUBSTANTIAL DU RESS, 1
1246	1246	DOMINATION , OR PROVOCATION OF AN OTHER, BUT NOT SO SUBSTANTI AL AS TO 2
1247	1247	CONSTITUTE A COMPLET E DEFENSE TO THE PRO SECUTION; 3
1248	1248
1249	1249	(IV) THE MURDER WAS COMMI TTED WHILE THE CAPAC ITY OF 4
1250	1250	THE DEFENDANT TO APP RECIATE THE CRIMINAL ITY OF THE DEFENDANT ’S 5
1251	1251	CONDUCT OR TO CONFOR M THAT CONDUCT TO TH E REQUIREMENTS OF LA W WAS 6
1252	1252	SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR ED DUE TO EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE , MENTAL DISORDER , 7
1253	1253	OR MENTAL INCAPACITY ; 8
1254	1254
1255	1255	(V) THE DEFENDANT WAS OF A YOUTHFUL AGE AT TH E TIME OF 9
1256	1256	THE MURDER ; 10
1257	1257
1258	1258	(VI) THE ACT OF THE DEFEN DANT WAS NOT THE SOL E 11
1259	1259	PROXIMATE CAUSE OF T HE VICTIM’S DEATH; 12
1260	1260
1261	1261	(VII) IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE DEFENDANT WILL E NGAGE IN 13
1262	1262	FURTHER CRI MINAL ACTIVITY THAT WOULD BE A CONTINUIN G THREAT TO SOCIETY ; 14
1263	1263	OR 15
1264	1264
1265	1265	(VIII) ANY OTHER FACT THAT THE COURT OR JURY SP ECIFICALLY 16
1266	1266	SETS FORTH IN WRITIN G AS A MITIGATING CI RCUMSTANCE IN THE CA SE. 17
1267	1267
1268	1268	(I) (1) IF THE COURT OR JURY FINDS THAT ONE OR MO RE OF THE 18
1269	1269	MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCE S UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION EXIS T, THE 19
1270	1270	COURT OR JURY SHALL DETERMINE BY A PREPO NDERANCE OF THE EVID ENCE 20
1271	1271	WHETHER THE AGGRAVAT ING CIRCUMSTANCE S UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS 21
1272	1272	SECTION OUTWEIGH THE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTA NCES. 22
1273	1273
1274	1274	(2) IF THE COURT OR JURY FINDS THAT THE AGGRA VATING 23
1275	1275	CIRCUMSTANCE S: 24
1276	1276
1277	1277	(I) OUTWEIGH THE MITIGAT ING CIRCUMSTANCES , A DEATH 25
1278	1278	SENTENCE SHALL BE IM POSED; OR 26
1279	1279
1280	1280	(II) DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTA NCES, A 27
1281	1281	DEATH SENTENCE MAY N OT BE IMPOSED. 28
1282	1282
1283	1283	(3) IF THE DETERMINATION IS BY A JURY, A DECISION TO IMPOSE A 29
1284	1284	DEATH SENTENCE MUST BE UNANIMOUS AND SHA LL BE SIGNED BY THE JURY 30
1285	1285	FOREPERSON . 31
1286	1286	HOUSE BILL 87 29
1287	1287
1288	1288
1289	1289	(4) A COURT OR JURY SHALL PUT ITS DETERMINATIO N IN WRITING 1
1290	1290	AND SHALL STATE SPEC IFICALLY: 2
1291	1291
1292	1292	(I) EACH AGGRAVATING C IRCUMSTANCE FOUND ; 3
1293	1293
1294	1294	(II) EACH MITIGATING CIRC UMSTANCE FOUND ; 4
1295	1295
1296	1296	(III) WHETHER ANY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMST ANCES FOUND 5
1297	1297	UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION OUTW EIGH THE MITIGATING 6
1298	1298	CIRCUMSTANCES FOUND UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION; 7
1299	1299
1300	1300	(IV) WHETHER THE AGGRAVAT ING CIRCUMSTANCE S FOUND 8
1301	1301	UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION DO N OT OUTWEIGH THE MITI GATING 9
1302	1302	CIRCUMSTANCES FOUND UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION; AND 10
1303	1303
1304	1304	(V) THE SENTENCE DETERMI NED UNDER SUBSECTION (G)(2) OF 11
1305	1305	THIS SECTION OR PARA GRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 12
1306	1306
1307	1307	(J) (1) IF A JURY DETERMINES THAT A DEATH SENTENC E SHALL BE 13
1308	1308	IMPOSED UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF THIS SEC TION, THE COURT SHALL IMPO SE A 14
1309	1309	DEATH SENTENCE . 15
1310	1310
1311	1311	(2) IF, WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, THE JURY IS UNABLE T O AGREE 16
1312	1312	AS TO WHETHER A DEATH SENTENCE SHALL BE IM POSED, THE COURT MAY NOT 17
1313	1313	IMPOSE A DEATH SENTE NCE. 18
1314	1314
1315	1315	(3) IF THE SENTENCING PRO CEEDING IS CONDUCTED BEFORE A 19
1316	1316	COURT WITHOUT A JURY , THE COURT SHALL DETE RMINE WHETHER A DEAT H 20
1317	1317	SENTENCE SHALL BE IM POSED UNDER THE PROV ISIONS OF THIS SECTIO N. 21
1318	1318
1319	1319	(4) IF THE COURT OR JURY DETERMINES THAT A DE ATH SENTENCE 22
1320	1320	MAY NOT BE IMPOSED A ND THE STATE GAVE NOTICE UND ER § 2–203(1) OF THIS 23
1321	1321	TITLE, A DETERMINATION SHAL L BE MADE CONCERNING IMPRISONMENT FOR LIF E 24
1322	1322	WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF PAROLE UNDER § 2–304 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 25
1323	1323
1324	1324	(5) IF THE COURT OR JURY DETERMINES THAT A DE ATH SENTENCE 26
1325	1325	MAY NOT BE IMPOSED A ND IF THE STATE DID NOT GIVE NO TICE UNDER § 2–203(1) 27
1326	1326	OF THIS TITLE, THE COURT SHALL IMPO SE A SENTENCE OF IMP RISONMENT FOR 28
1327	1327	LIFE. 29
1328	1328
1329	1329	(K) (1) IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IMPOSITION OF A DEAT H SENTENCE: 30
1330	1330
1331	1331	(I) THE CLERK OF THE COU RT IN WHICH SENTENCE IS 31 30 HOUSE BILL 87
1332	1332
1333	1333
1334	1334	IMPOSED, IF DIFFERENT FROM TH E COURT WHERE THE IN DICTMENT OR 1
1335	1335	INFORMATION WAS FILE D, SHALL CERTIFY THE PR OCEEDINGS TO THE CLE RK OF 2
1336	1336	THE COURT WHERE THE INDICTMENT OR IN FORMATION WAS FILED ; AND 3
1337	1337
1338	1338	(II) THE CLERK OF THE COU RT WHERE THE INDICTM ENT OR 4
1339	1339	INFORMATION WAS FILE D SHALL COPY THE DOC KET ENTRIES IN THE 5
1340	1340	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S CASE, SIGN THE COPIES , AND DELIVER THE COPI ES 6
1341	1341	TO THE GOVERNOR. 7
1342	1342
1343	1343	(2) THE DOCKET ENTRIES SH ALL SHOW FULLY THE S ENTENCE OF 8
1344	1344	THE COURT AND THE DA TE THAT THE SENTENCE WAS ENTERED . 9
1345	1345
1346	1346	(L) IF A DEFENDANT IS SEN TENCED TO DEATH , THE COURT BEFORE WHI CH 10
1347	1347	THE DEFENDANT IS TRI ED AND CONVICTED SHA LL SENTENCE THE DEFE NDANT TO 11
1348	1348	DEATH B Y INTRAVENOUS ADMINI STRATION OF A LETHAL QUANTITY OF AN 12
1349	1349	ULTRASHORT –ACTING BARBITURATE O R OTHER SIMILAR DRUG IN COMBINATION 13
1350	1350	WITH A CHEMICAL PARA LYTIC AGENT. 14
1351	1351
1352	1352	2–304. 15
1353	1353
1354	1354	(a) (1) If the State gave notice under § 2–203(1) of this title BUT DID NOT GIVE 16
1355	1355	NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY UNDER § 2–202(A)(1) OF THIS 17
1356	1356	TITLE, the court shall conduct a separate sentencing proceeding as soon as practicable after 18
1357	1357	the defendant is found guilty of murder in the first degree to determine whether the 19
1358	1358	defendant shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole or to 20
1359	1359	imprisonment for life. 21
1360	1360
1361	1361	(2) IF THE STATE GAVE NOTICE UND ER BOTH §§ 2–202(A)(1) AND 22
1362	1362	2–203(1) OF THIS TITLE, BUT THE COURT OR JUR Y DETERMINES THAT TH E DEATH 23
1363	1363	SENTENCE MAY NOT BE IMPOSED, THE COURT OR JURY SH ALL DETERMINE 24
1364	1364	WHETHER THE DEFENDAN T SHALL BE SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE 25
1365	1365	WITHOUT THE POSSIBIL ITY OF PAROLE OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIF E. 26
1366	1366
1367	1367	2–305. 27
1368	1368
1369	1369	The Supreme Court of Maryland may adopt: 28
1370	1370
1371	1371	(1) rules of procedure to govern the conduct of sentencing proceedings 29
1372	1372	under [§ 2–304] §§ 2–303 AND 2–304 of this subtitle; and 30
1373	1373
1374	1374	(2) forms for a court or jury to use in making written findings and sentence 31
1375	1375	determinations. 32
1376	1376
1377	1377	SUBTITLE 4. REVIEW BY SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND. 33 HOUSE BILL 87 31
1378	1378
1379	1379
1380	1380
1381	1381	2–401. 1
1382	1382
1383	1383	(A) (1) AFTER A DEATH SENTENC E IS IMPOSED AND THE JUDGMENT 2
1384	1384	BECOMES FINAL , THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND SHALL REVIEW THE 3
1385	1385	SENTENCE ON THE RECO RD. 4
1386	1386
1387	1387	(2) THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND SHALL CONSOLIDATE AN 5
1388	1388	APPEAL FROM THE VERD ICT WITH THE SENTENC E REVIEW. 6
1389	1389
1390	1390	(B) THE CLERK OF THE TRIA L COURT SHALL SEND T O THE CLERK OF THE 7
1391	1391	SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND: 8
1392	1392
1393	1393	(1) THE ENTIRE RECORD AN D THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE SENTENCING 9
1394	1394	PROCEEDING WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE TRA NSCRIPT; 10
1395	1395
1396	1396	(2) THE DETERMINATION AN D WRITTEN FINDINGS O F THE COURT OR 11
1397	1397	JURY; AND 12
1398	1398
1399	1399	(3) A REPORT OF THE TRIA L COURT THAT: 13
1400	1400
1401	1401	(I) IS IN THE FORM OF A STANDARD QUESTIONNAI RE SUPPLIED 14
1402	1402	BY THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND; AND 15
1403	1403
1404	1404	(II) INCLUDES A RECOMMENDATION B Y THE TRIAL COURT AS TO 16
1405	1405	WHETHER THE DEATH SE NTENCE IS JUSTIFIED . 17
1406	1406
1407	1407	(C) THE DEFENDANT AND THE STATE MAY SUBMIT BRIE FS AND PRESENT 18
1408	1408	ORAL ARGUMENTS TO TH E SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND WITHIN THE TIME 19
1409	1409	ALLOWED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND. 20
1410	1410
1411	1411	(D) (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY ER ROR PROPERLY BEFORE THE SUPREME 21
1412	1412	COURT OF MARYLAND ON APPEAL, THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND SHALL 22
1413	1413	CONSIDER THE IMPOSIT ION OF THE DEATH SEN TENCE. 23
1414	1414
1415	1415	(2) WITH REGARD TO THE DE ATH SENTENCE , THE SUPREME COURT 24
1416	1416	OF MARYLAND SHALL DETE RMINE WHETHER : 25
1417	1417
1418	1418	(I) THE IMPOSITION OF TH E DEATH SENTENCE WAS 26
1419	1419	INFLUENCED BY PASSIO N, PREJUDICE, OR ANY OTHER ARBITRA RY FACTOR; 27
1420	1420
1421	1421	(II) THE EVIDENCE SUPPORT S THE FINDING BY THE COURT OR 28
1422	1422	JURY OF A STATUTORY AGGRAVATIN G CIRCUMSTANCE UNDER § 2–303(G) OF THIS 29 32 HOUSE BILL 87
1423	1423
1424	1424
1425	1425	TITLE; AND 1
1426	1426
1427	1427	(III) THE EVIDENCE SUPPORT S A FINDING BY THE C OURT OR 2
1428	1428	JURY THAT THE AGGRAV ATING CIRCUMSTANCE S OUTWEIGH THE MITIGAT ING 3
1429	1429	CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER § 2–303(H) AND (I)(1) OF THIS TITLE. 4
1430	1430
1431	1431	(3) IN ADDITION TO ITS RE VIEW UNDER ANY DIREC T APPEAL, WITH 5
1432	1432	REGARD TO THE DEATH SENTENCE, THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND SHALL: 6
1433	1433
1434	1434	(I) AFFIRM THE DEATH SEN TENCE; 7
1435	1435
1436	1436	(II) SET THE DEATH SENTEN CE ASIDE AND REMAND THE CASE 8
1437	1437	FOR A NEW SENTENCING PROCEEDING UNDER § 2–303 OF THIS TITLE; OR 9
1438	1438
1439	1439	(III) SET THE DEATH SENTEN CE ASIDE AND REMAND THE CASE 10
1440	1440	FOR MODIFICATION OF THE SENTENCE TO IMPR ISONMENT FOR LIFE . 11
1441	1441
1442	1442	(E) THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND MAY ADOPT RULES OF 12
1443	1443	PROCEDURE FOR THE EX PEDITED REVIEW OF DE ATH SENTENCES UND ER THIS 13
1444	1444	SECTION. 14
1445	1445
1446	1446	14–101. 15
1447	1447
1448	1448	(a) In this section, “crime of violence” means: 16
1449	1449
1450	1450	(1) abduction; 17
1451	1451
1452	1452	(2) arson in the first degree; 18
1453	1453
1454	1454	(3) kidnapping; 19
1455	1455
1456	1456	(4) manslaughter, except involuntary manslaughter; 20
1457	1457
1458	1458	(5) mayhem; 21
1459	1459
1460	1460	(6) maiming, as previously proscribed under former Article 27, §§ 385 and 22
1461	1461	386 of the Code; 23
1462	1462
1463	1463	(7) murder; 24
1464	1464
1465	1465	(8) rape; 25
1466	1466
1467	1467	(9) robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article; 26
1468	1468
1469	1469	(10) carjacking; 27 HOUSE BILL 87 33
1470	1470
1471	1471
1472	1472
1473	1473	(11) armed carjacking; 1
1474	1474
1475	1475	(12) sexual offense in the first degree; 2
1476	1476
1477	1477	(13) sexual offense in the second degree; 3
1478	1478
1479	1479	(14) use of a firearm in the commission of a felony except possession with 4
1480	1480	intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance under § 5–602(2) of this article, or 5
1481	1481	other crime of violence; 6
1482	1482
1483	1483	(15) child abuse in the first degree under § 3–601 of this article; 7
1484	1484
1485	1485	(16) sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of this article if: 8
1486	1486
1487	1487	(i) 1. the victim is under the age of 13 years and the offender is 9
1488	1488	an adult at the time of the offense; or 10
1489	1489
1490	1490	2. the offender is at least 21 years old and the victim is under 11
1491	1491	the age of 16 years; and 12
1492	1492
1493	1493	(ii) the offense involved: 13
1494	1494
1495	1495	1. vaginal intercourse, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 14
1496	1496
1497	1497	2. a sexual act, as defined in § 3–301 of this article; 15
1498	1498
1499	1499	3. an act in which a part of the offender’s body penetrates, 16
1500	1500	however slightly, into the victim’s genital opening or anus; or 17
1501	1501
1502	1502	4. the intentional touching of the victim’s or the offender’s 18
1503	1503	genital, anal, or other intimate area for sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse; 19
1504	1504
1505	1505	(17) home invasion under § 6–202(b) of this article; 20
1506	1506
1507	1507	(18) a felony offense under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article; 21
1508	1508
1509	1509	(19) an attempt to commit any of the crimes described in items (1) through 22
1510	1510	(18) of this subsection; 23
1511	1511
1512	1512	(20) continuing course of conduct with a child under § 3–315 of this article; 24
1513	1513
1514	1514	(21) assault in the first degree; 25
1515	1515
1516	1516	(22) assault with intent to murder; 26
1517	1517
1518	1518	(23) assault with intent to rape; 27 34 HOUSE BILL 87
1519	1519
1520	1520
1521	1521
1522	1522	(24) assault with intent to rob; 1
1523	1523
1524	1524	(25) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the first degree; and 2
1525	1525
1526	1526	(26) assault with intent to commit a sexual offense in the second degree. 3
1527	1527
1528	1528	(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, on conviction for a 4
1529	1529	fourth time of a crime of violence, a person who has served three separate terms of 5
1530	1530	confinement in a correctional facility as a result of three separate convictions of any crime 6
1531	1531	of violence shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. 7
1532	1532
1533	1533	(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the provisions of this subsection are 8
1534	1534	mandatory. 9
1535	1535
1536	1536	(c) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, on conviction for a 10
1537	1537	third time of a crime of violence, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the term 11
1538	1538	allowed by law but not less than 25 years, if the person: 12
1539	1539
1540	1540	(i) has been convicted of a crime of violence on two prior separate 13
1541	1541	occasions: 14
1542	1542
1543	1543	1. in which the second or succeeding crime is committed after 15
1544	1544	there has been a charging document filed for the preceding occasion; and 16
1545	1545
1546	1546	2. for which the convictions do not arise from a single 17
1547	1547	incident; and 18
1548	1548
1549	1549	(ii) has served at least one term of confinement in a correctional 19
1550	1550	facility as a result of a conviction of a crime of violence. 20
1551	1551
1552	1552	(2) The court may not suspend all or part of the mandatory 25–year 21
1553	1553	sentence required under this subsection. 22
1554	1554
1555	1555	(3) A person sentenced under this subsection is not eligible for parole 23
1556	1556	except in accordance with the provisions of § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article. 24
1557	1557
1558	1558	(d) (1) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on 25
1559	1559	conviction for a second time of a crime of violence committed on or after October 1, 1994, a 26
1560	1560	person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the term allowed by law, but not less than 27
1561	1561	10 years, if the person: 28
1562	1562
1563	1563	1. has been convicted on a prior occasion of a crime of 29
1564	1564	violence, including a conviction for a crime committed before October 1, 1994; and 30
1565	1565
1566	1566	2. served a term of confinement in a correctional facility for 31
1567	1567	that conviction. 32 HOUSE BILL 87 35
1568	1568
1569	1569
1570	1570
1571	1571	(ii) The court may not suspend all or part of the mandatory 10–year 1
1572	1572	sentence required under this paragraph. 2
1573	1573
1574	1574	(2) (i) On conviction for a second time of a crime of violence committed 3
1575	1575	on or after October 1, 2018, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for the term 4
1576	1576	allowed by law, but not less than 10 years, if the person: 5
1577	1577
1578	1578	1. has been convicted on a prior occasion of a crime of 6
1579	1579	violence, including a conviction for a crime committed before October 1, 2018; and 7
1580	1580
1581	1581	2. served a term of confinement in a correctional facility for 8
1582	1582	that conviction. 9
1583	1583
1584	1584	(ii) The court may not suspend all or part of the mandatory 10–year 10
1585	1585	sentence required under this paragraph. 11
1586	1586
1587	1587	(iii) A person sentenced under this paragraph is not eligible for parole 12
1588	1588	except in accordance with the provisions of § 4–305 of the Correctional Services Article. 13
1589	1589
1590	1590	(e) If the State intends to proceed against a person as a subsequent offender 14
1591	1591	under this section, it shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Maryland Rules for 15
1592	1592	the indictment and trial of a subsequent offender. 16
1593	1593
1594	1594	(f) (1) This subsection does not apply to a person registered or eligible for 17
1595	1595	registration under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of the Criminal Procedure Article. 18
1596	1596
1597	1597	(2) A person sentenced under this section may petition for and be granted 19
1598	1598	parole if the person: 20
1599	1599
1600	1600	(i) is at least 60 years old; and 21
1601	1601
1602	1602	(ii) has served at least 15 years of the sentence imposed under this 22
1603	1603	section. 23
1604	1604
1605	1605	(3) The Maryland Parole Commission shall adopt regulations to implement 24
1606	1606	this subsection. 25
1607	1607
1608	1608	(G) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY IF A PERSON IS SENTENCED TO DEATH . 26
1609	1609
1610	1610	Article – Health – General 27
1611	1611
1612	1612	8–505. 28
1613	1613
1614	1614	(b) [On] EXCEPT IN A CAPITAL C ASE, ON consideration of the nature of the 29
1615	1615	charge, the court: 30
1616	1616	36 HOUSE BILL 87
1617	1617
1618	1618
1619	1619	(1) May require or permit an examination to be conducted on an outpatient 1
1620	1620	basis; and 2
1621	1621
1622	1622	(2) If an outpatient examination is authorized, shall set bail for the 3
1623	1623	defendant or authorize the release of the defendant on personal recognizance. 4
1624	1624
1625	1625	Article – Transportation 5
1626	1626
1627	1627	16–812. 6
1628	1628
1629	1629	(a) The Administration shall disqualify any individual from driving a commercial 7
1630	1630	motor vehicle for a period of 1 year if: 8
1631	1631
1632	1632	(1) The individual is convicted of committing any of the following offenses 9
1633	1633	while driving a commercial motor vehicle: 10
1634	1634
1635	1635	(i) A violation of § 21–902 of this article; 11
1636	1636
1637	1637	(ii) A violation of a federal law or any other state’s law which is 12
1638	1638	substantially similar in nature to the provisions in § 21–902 of this article; 13
1639	1639
1640	1640	(iii) Leaving the scene of an accident which requires disqualification 14
1641	1641	as provided by the United States Secretary of Transportation; 15
1642	1642
1643	1643	(iv) A crime, other than a crime described in subsection (e) of this 16
1644	1644	section, that is punishable by DEATH OR imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; 17
1645	1645
1646	1646	(v) A violation of § 25–112 of this article; or 18
1647	1647
1648	1648	(vi) A violation of § 2–209, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, or § 2–506 of 19
1649	1649	the Criminal Law Article; 20
1650	1650
1651	1651	(2) The individual holds a commercial instructional permit or commercial 21
1652	1652	driver’s license and is convicted of committing any of the following offenses while driving a 22
1653	1653	noncommercial motor vehicle: 23
1654	1654
1655	1655	(i) A violation of § 21–902(a), (c), or (d) of this article; 24
1656	1656
1657	1657	(ii) A violation of a federal law or any other state’s law which is 25
1658	1658	substantially similar in nature to the provisions in § 21–902(a), (c), or (d) of this article; 26
1659	1659
1660	1660	(iii) Leaving the scene of an accident which requires disqualification 27
1661	1661	as provided by the United States Secretary of Transportation; or 28
1662	1662
1663	1663	(iv) A crime, other than a crime described in subsection (e) of this 29
1664	1664	section, that is punishable by DEATH OR imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; 30
1665	1665	HOUSE BILL 87 37
1666	1666
1667	1667
1668	1668	(3) The individual, while driving a commercial motor vehicle or while 1
1669	1669	holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, refuses to 2
1670	1670	undergo testing as provided in § 16–205.1 of this title or as is required by any other state’s 3
1671	1671	law or by federal law in the enforcement of 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 Table 1, or 49 C.F.R. § 4
1672	1672	392.5(a)(2); 5
1673	1673
1674	1674	(4) The individual drives or attempts to drive a commercial motor vehicle 6
1675	1675	while the alcohol concentration of the person’s blood or breath is 0.04 or greater; or 7
1676	1676
1677	1677	(5) The individual drives a commercial motor vehicle when, as a result of 8
1678	1678	prior violations committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle, the driver’s 9
1679	1679	commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license is revoked, suspended, or 10
1680	1680	canceled or the driver is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle. 11
1681	1681
1682	1682	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
1683	1683	October 1, 2024. 13