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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the amendment, H-3109, to House File 2 as 1 2 follows: 1 3 #1. Page 4, line 30, by inserting after the word 1 4 "fact." the following: "However, during the course of 1 5 jury selection, no prospective juror shall be 1 6 disqualified for cause from serving during the initial 1 7 proceeding under this section unless the prospective 1 8 juror's conscientious opinions would preclude the 1 9 juror from rendering a fair and impartial verdict 1 10 during the proceeding. A prospective juror who holds 1 11 an opinion, either for or against the imposition of 1 12 the death penalty, which would preclude the juror from 1 13 properly exercising the discretion conferred by law in 1 14 the determination of a sentence in the penalty portion 1 15 of the trial, but whose opinion would not preclude the 1 16 person from rendering an impartial verdict during the 1 17 initial proceeding, shall be considered an "initial 1 18 phase includable" juror and shall not be disqualified 1 19 for cause during the initial proceeding based solely 1 20 on the holding of those opinions. Initial phase 1 21 includable jurors may be excluded during the penalty 1 22 phase in the event that the defendant is convicted of 1 23 first degree murder and a penalty proceeding is held 1 24 to determine whether a sentence of death should be 1 25 imposed. In a penalty proceeding, initial phase 1 26 includable jurors may be replaced by alternate jurors 1 27 qualified to render an impartial sentencing verdict." 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 FALLON of Polk 1 32 HF 2.557 76 1 33 lh/jw
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