Marie Pinkney
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 13
Primary
This Act codifies a reasonableness requirement for the use of force, both non-lethal and lethal. This is important when the state of mind is an issue in a criminal trial, such as when the judge or jury must decide as to what someone believed, knew, or intended at a given time. The justification law as currently written uses the term “defendant believes” throughout its several sections. This Act makes it clear that the determination of one’s state of mind is an objective standard —that is, what a reasonable person would have believed, rather than what the defendant believed. Additionally, this Act makes clear that deadly force includes the use of a chokehold.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 25 YES 16 NO
Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Defeated By House. Votes: 3 YES 38 NO
Amendment HA 4 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 3 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 2 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Amendment HA 1 to SB 147 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
Passed By Senate. Votes: 14 YES 7 NO
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
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