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§ 9711.1. Sentencing for certain murders of infant persons

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: December 24, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VIII. Criminal Proceedings
Chapter 97. Sentencing (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Sentencing Authority
Effective: December 24, 2012
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711.1
§ 9711.1. Sentencing for certain murders of infant persons
Currentness
(a) Sentence enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, pursuant to section 2154 (relating to adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a sentencing enhancement for an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c) (relating to murder) when the victim was less than 13 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense.
(b) Applicability.--The applicability of this section shall be determined at sentencing. The court shall consider any evidence presented at trial and shall determine, by preponderance of the evidence, if this section is applicable.
(c) Consecutive sentence.--A sentence imposed upon a person to whom this section applies shall be served consecutively to any other sentence the person is serving and to any other sentence being then imposed by the court.

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2012, Oct. 25, P.L. 1655, No. 204, § 8, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2012].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711.1, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9711.1
Current through Act 40 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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