Pennsylvania HB99 amends sentencing laws for murder, including first-degree murder, and modifies procedures for postconviction DNA testing and.
Pennsylvania HB99 revises sentencing laws for murder, including first-degree murder, murder of an unborn child, and murder of law enforcement officers. It mandates that individuals convicted of first-degree murder or murder of a law enforcement officer be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The bill also modifies procedures for postconviction DNA testing, requiring applicants to assert their actual innocence and present a prima facie case.
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