PRINTER'S NO. 1544

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1260 Session of 2003

        INTRODUCED BY RUFFING, COSTA, BEBKO-JONES, CASORIO, BARD,
           GILLESPIE, HARHAI, HERSHEY, KELLER, LEH, PISTELLA, REICHLEY,
           YOUNGBLOOD, BROWNE, McGEEHAN, LEDERER, HORSEY, GOODMAN AND
           CIVERA, APRIL 29, 2003

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 29, 2003

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for an
     3     aggravating circumstance.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 9711(d) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
     8  § 9711.  Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
     9     * * *
    10     (d)  Aggravating circumstances.--Aggravating circumstances
    11  shall be limited to the following:
    12         * * *
    13         (19)  The victim was 62 years of age or older.
    14     * * *
    15     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.


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