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SB 253, 56th R.S.
Relating to amending the Code of Criminal Procedure by providing that when the state seeks the death penalty the jury shall fix the punishment.

Author: Charles Herring

Subjects:
Courts--Juries
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment
Criminal Procedure--Trial


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