PRINTER'S NO. 212

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No. 220 Session of 2005

        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, LEMMOND, COSTA, ORIE, BOSCOLA, WOZNIAK,
           KASUNIC, REGOLA AND PUNT, FEBRUARY 8, 2005

        REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 8, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     aggravating circumstances in the sentencing procedure for
     4     murder of the first degree.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Section 9711(d) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     8  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
     9  § 9711.  Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
    10     * * *
    11     (d)  Aggravating circumstances.--Aggravating circumstances
    12  shall be limited to the following:
    13         * * *
    14         (19)  The defendant committed the killing in order to
    15     collect life insurance proceeds.
    16     * * *
    17     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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