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Indiana Death Penalty Expansion Not Expected

By Steve Hall

The Indianapolis Star reports,"Murder-related bill unlikely to advance," written by Robert Annis.A legislative proposal triggered by a murder in Boone County last year likely won't make it out of the state Senate because of budget concerns.Senate Bill 43 would allow a county prosecutor to seek the death penalty or life without parole in cases where a murder is committed in the presence of a minor under 16 years old. Additionally, the bill also would allow a judge to add 10 years to sentences where an offender violated a protective order.Sen. Phil Boots, R-Crawfordsville, said the bill was spurred by conversations with Boone County Prosecutor Todd Meyer, who pushed for the legislation after he prosecuted Michael Stayer, 32, for the July bludgeoning death of his ex-wife, Beth Stayer, 34, in her Whitestown home as their 5-year-old-son Carson watched...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).