AN ACT TO REQUIRE A SEPARATE PROCEEDING ON THE ISSUE OF A PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF CAPITAL SEXUAL BATTERY; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEATH PENALTY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT, THEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE SHALL BE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-7-3, 93-21-25 AND 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 97-3-101, 47-7-3, 93-21-25, 99-3-7
As Passed by the Senate: 97-3-101, 47-7-3, 93-21-25, 99-3-7
Approved by the Governor: 97-3-101, 47-7-3, 93-21-25, 99-3-7