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HB 2267, Kenneth Foster Jr Act, to Be Heard in Senate Committee Thursday, May 21

By "Persian Cowboy"

HB 2267 will be heard in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, Thursday, May 21, at 1:30 PM or upon adjournment of the Senate.This is the law of parties bill by Rep Terri Hodge and Rep Harold Dutton, recently renamed the Kenneth Foster, Jr Act. It would require separate trials in capital cases and would prohibit the state from seeking the death penalty against co-defendants in Law of Parties cases if they are not the person who actually killed someone.Please come to the hearing and sign a Witness Affirmation Form in in favor of HB 2267.The hearing will be in room E1.014.If you can not attend the hearing, then call the offices of the Committee members and urge them to vote in favor of HB 2267. Please call Texas State Senators and Urge Them to Vote for HB 2267 If you live in Texas, click here to find out who your state senator is...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on May 20, 2009 (boomark / email).