11 March 2019 :
The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-5 to defeat HB 1494, which would have prohibited imposing the death penalty on defendants with severe mental illness.
(Source: DPIC, 07/03/2019)
11 March 2019 :
The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-5 to defeat HB 1494, which would have prohibited imposing the death penalty on defendants with severe mental illness.
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