An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further providing for sentence for murder, murder of unborn child and murder of law enforcement officer; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in jurisdiction of appellate courts, further providing for direct app...

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The bill changes Pennsylvania’s criminal statutes to set new penalties for first‑degree murder, murder of an unborn child, and murder of a law‑enforcement officer, and to impose life without parole for certain arson‑related killings. It gives the state Supreme Court exclusive authority to hear direct appeals from trial courts and creates a detailed process for inmates to request post‑conviction DNA testing, especially in capital cases. It also repeals outdated rules on execution warrants.

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