Modifies provisions relating to trial procedures for murder in the first degree

Summary

The bill revises how first‑degree murder cases are tried in Missouri, requiring a separate guilt phase and a sentencing phase when the death penalty is not waived. It defines when life imprisonment must be imposed and adds a statutory definition of intellectual disability for sentencing purposes. The changes aim to make capital sentencing more structured and to protect intellectually disabled defendants.

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