Modifies provisions relating to jury instructions for the offense of murder in the first degree

Summary

The bill rewrites how first‑degree murder trials are conducted, creating a two‑stage trial when the death penalty is not waived and setting clear criteria for imposing life imprisonment versus death. It defines intellectual disability and limits death sentences unless specific aggravating factors are proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The measure did not pass.

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