Crimes and offenses; list of capital offenses, further provided to include murder committed when the defendant knowingly creates a great risk to multiple persons

Summary

The bill expands Alabama’s capital murder statutes to include killings where the defendant knowingly creates a high risk of death for several victims. It also makes that conduct an aggravating circumstance for sentencing. The change would allow death or life‑without‑parole sentences for those offenses.

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