Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE PENALTY OF RECLUSION PERPETUA INSTEAD OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CASES WHERE THE LAW PRESCRIBES THE DEATH PENALTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00258 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE PENALTY OF RECLUSION PERPETUA INSTEAD OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CASES WHERE THE LAW PRESCRIBES THE DEATH PENALTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The imposition of the death penalty has never been and never will be a deterrent to the commission of crime. Heinous crime continue to increase despite the Death Penalty Law. The bill seeks to abolish the death penalty for the simple reason that the Constitution prohibits the imposition of a cruel and unusual punishment. It also provides for the imposition of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, as the case may be, in cases where the law prescribes the imposition of the death penalty. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DADIVAS, RODRIGUEZ D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04826 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
The imposition of the death penalty has never been and never will be a deterrent to the commission of crime. Heinous crime continue to increase despite the Death Penalty Law. The bill seeks to abolish the death penalty for the simple reason that the Constitution prohibits the imposition of a cruel and unusual punishment. It also provides for the imposition of reclusion perpetua or life imprisonment, as the case may be, in cases where the law prescribes the imposition of the death penalty.'
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