Allows death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault in West Virginia.

West Virginia SB1037 amends the state's criminal code to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse of a child in the same proceeding. The bill specifies that the death penalty is applicable if the defendant is over 18 and the victim is under 12. It outlines procedures for jury selection, sentencing, and execution, including the requirement for at least two aggravating factors to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt for a death sentence to be imposed.

Allows death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault in West Virginia.

West Virginia SB1037 amends the state's criminal code to allow the death penalty for defendants convicted of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse of a child in the same proceeding. The bill specifies that the death penalty is applicable if the defendant is over 18 and the victim is under 12. It outlines procedures for jury selection, sentencing, and execution, including the requirement for at least two aggravating factors to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt for a death sentence to be imposed.