Establishes the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act, detailing procedures and standards for the death penalty in first-degree murder cases in.

The Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act outlines procedures and standards for imposing the death penalty in cases of first-degree murder in West Virginia. It specifies aggravating and mitigating circumstances for sentencing, mandates a separate sentencing hearing, and requires automatic review by the Supreme Court of Appeals. The act also provides for forensic DNA testing in death penalty cases, establishes procedures for carrying out the death sentence by lethal injection, and details the disposition of the body of an executed convict.

Establishes the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act, detailing procedures and standards for the death penalty in first-degree murder cases in.

The Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act outlines procedures and standards for imposing the death penalty in cases of first-degree murder in West Virginia. It specifies aggravating and mitigating circumstances for sentencing, mandates a separate sentencing hearing, and requires automatic review by the Supreme Court of Appeals. The act also provides for forensic DNA testing in death penalty cases, establishes procedures for carrying out the death sentence by lethal injection, and details the disposition of the body of an executed convict.