| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.452 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEMACKEY. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0362H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection565.030,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtotrial |
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| 8 | 8 | | proceduresformurderinthefirstdegree. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section565.030,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection565.030,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 565.030.1.Wheremurderinthefirstdegreeischargedbutnotsubmittedorwhere |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2thestatewaivesthedeathpenalty,thesubmissiontothetrierandallsubsequentproceedings |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3inthecaseshallproceedasinallothercriminalcases. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 2.Wheremurderinthefirstdegreeissubmittedtothetrierwithoutawaiverofthe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5deathpenalty,thetrialshallproceedintwostagesbeforethesametrier.Atthefirststagethe |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6triershalldecideonlywhetherthedefendantisguiltyornotguiltyofanysubmittedoffense. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7Theissueofpunishmentshallnotbesubmittedtothetrieratthefirststage.Ifanoffenseis |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8chargedotherthanmurderinthefirstdegreeinacounttogetherwithacountofmurderinthe |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9firstdegree,thetrialjudgeshallassesspunishmentonanysuchoffenseaccordingtolaw,after |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10thedefendantisfoundguiltyofsuchoffenseandafterhefindsthedefendanttobeaprior |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11offenderpursuanttochapter558. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 3.Ifmurderinthefirstdegreeissubmittedandthedeathpenaltywasnotwaivedbut |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13thetrierfindsthedefendantguiltyofalesserhomicide,asecondstageofthetrialshall |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14proceedasinallothercriminalcases.Theattorneysmaythenargueasinothercriminalcases |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15theissueofpunishment,afterwhichthetriershallassessanddeclarethepunishmentasinall |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16othercriminalcases. |
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| 28 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 29 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 4.Ifthetrieratthefirststageofatrialwherethedeathpenaltywasnotwaivedfinds |
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| 30 | 30 | | 18thedefendantguiltyofmurderinthefirstdegree,asecondstageofthetrialshallproceedat |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19whichtheonlyissueshallbethepunishmenttobeassessedanddeclared.Evidencein |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20aggravationandmitigationofpunishment,includingbutnotlimitedtoevidencesupporting |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21anyoftheaggravatingormitigatingcircumstanceslistedinsubsection2or3ofsection |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22565.032,maybepresentedsubjecttotherulesofevidenceatcriminaltrials.Suchevidence |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23mayinclude,withinthediscretionofthecourt,evidenceconcerningthemurdervictimand |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24theimpactoftheoffenseuponthefamilyofthevictimandothers.Rebuttalandsurrebuttal |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25evidencemaybepresented.Thestateshallbethefirsttoproceed.Ifthetrierisajuryitshall |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26beinstructedonthelaw.Theattorneysmaythenarguetheissueofpunishmenttothejury, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27andthestateshallhavetherighttoopenandclosetheargument.Thetriershallassessand |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28declarethepunishmentatlifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityforprobation,parole,or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29releaseexceptbyactofthegovernor: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 (1)Ifthetrierfindsbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethatthedefendantis |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31intellectuallydisabled;or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32 (2)Ifthetrierdoesnotfindbeyondareasonabledoubtatleastoneofthestatutory |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33aggravatingcircumstancessetoutinsubsection2ofsection565.032;or |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 (3)Ifthetrierconcludesthatthereisevidenceinmitigationofpunishment,including |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35butnotlimitedtoevidencesupportingthestatutorymitigatingcircumstanceslistedin |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36subsection3ofsection565.032,whichissufficienttooutweightheevidenceinaggravation |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37ofpunishmentfoundbythetrier;or |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38 (4)Ifthetrierdecidesunderallofthecircumstancesnottoassessanddeclarethe |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39punishmentatdeath.Ifthetrierisajuryitshallbesoinstructed. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41Ifthetrierassessesanddeclaresthepunishmentatdeathitshall,initsfindingsorverdict,set |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42outinwritingtheaggravatingcircumstanceorcircumstanceslistedinsubsection2ofsection |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43565.032whichitfoundbeyondareasonabledoubt.Ifthetrierisajuryitshallbeinstructed |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44beforethecaseissubmittedthatifitisunabletodecideoragreeuponthepunishmentthe |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45courtshallassessanddeclarethepunishmentatlifeimprisonmentwithouteligibilityfor |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46probation,parole,orreleaseexceptbyactofthegovernor[ordeath]. Thecourtshallfollow |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47thesameprocedureassetoutinthissectionwheneveritisrequiredtodeterminepunishment |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48formurderinthefirstdegree. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49 5.Uponwrittenagreementofthepartiesandwithleaveofthecourt,theissueofthe |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50defendant'sintellectualdisabilitymaybetakenupbythecourtanddecidedpriortotrial |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51withoutprejudicingthedefendant'srighttohavetheissuesubmittedtothetrieroffactas |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52providedinsubsection4ofthissection. |
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| 65 | 65 | | HB452 2 53 6.Asusedinthissection,theterms"intellectualdisability"or"intellectually |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54disabled"refertoaconditioninvolvingsubstantiallimitationsingeneralfunctioning |
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| 67 | 67 | | 55characterizedbysignificantlysubaverageintellectualfunctioningwithcontinualextensive |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56relateddeficitsandlimitationsintwoormoreadaptivebehaviorssuchascommunication, |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57self-care,homeliving,socialskills,communityuse,self-direction,healthandsafety, |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58functionalacademics,leisureandwork,whichconditionsaremanifestedanddocumented |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59beforeeighteenyearsofage. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60 7.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallonlygovernoffensescommittedonorafter |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61August28,2001. |
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| 74 | 74 | | âś” |
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| 75 | 75 | | HB452 3 |
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