Justice for Murder Victims Act of 2012.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 10, 2012
What it does
(1) Existing law establishes the California Habeas Corpus Resource Center in the judicial branch of state government and authorizes it to employ up to 34 attorneys who may be appointed by the Supreme Court to represent any person convicted and sentenced to death in this state, who is without counsel, and who is determined by a court to be indigent, for the purposes of instituting and prosecuting postconviction actions in state and federal courts, challenging the legality of the judgment or sentence imposed against that person, and preparing petitions for executive clemency. Among other things, existing law requires the center to establish and periodically update a roster of attorneys…
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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Committee (Current step)
Floor (Needs attention)
Law (Not started)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.