PRINTER'S NO. 584
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
577
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FLYNN, BARRAR, IRVIN, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA, STRUZZI,
FARRY, KORTZ AND SCHWEYER, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further
providing for sentencing procedure for murder of the first
degree.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9711(c)(1) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 9711. Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
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(c) Instructions to jury.--
(1) Before the jury retires to consider the sentencing
verdict, the court shall instruct the jury on the following
matters:
(i) The aggravating circumstances specified in
subsection (d) as to which there is some evidence.
(ii) The mitigating circumstances specified in
subsection (e) as to which there is some evidence.
(iii) Aggravating circumstances must be proved by
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