CHAPTER 23A-27A

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

23A-27A-1    Mitigating and aggravating circumstances considered by judge or jury.

23A-27A-2    Presentence hearing required--Relevant evidence.

23A-27A-3    Jury to determine existence of mitigating or aggravating circumstances--Instructions to jury.

23A-27A-4    Aggravating circumstance and recommendation of death penalty required for Class A felony death sentencing--Life imprisonment--Bench trial or guilty plea.

23A-27A-5    Written designation of aggravating circumstances required.

23A-27A-6    Designation by judge in nonjury cases--At least one aggravating circumstance required for death penalty imposition.

23A-27A-7    Sentence of death--Copies of judgment provided to officials.

23A-27A-8    Accumulation of prior capital felony records by Supreme Court--Staff and methods.

23A-27A-9    Review by Supreme Court required when death penalty imposed--Procedure.

23A-27A-10    Sentence review consolidated with direct appeal--Decision.

23A-27A-11    Procedure on appeal from capital punishment case--Briefs--Oral argument.

23A-27A-12    Factors reviewed by Supreme Court regarding sentence.

23A-27A-13    Reference to similar cases to be included in decision--Death sentence affirmed or set aside--Similar-case records provided to resentencing judge.

23A-27A-14    Life imprisonment when death penalty held unconstitutional.

23A-27A-15    Warrant of death sentence and execution--Time of execution.

23A-27A-16    Delivery of defendant with warrant to state correctional facility.

23A-27A-17    Date and time of execution--Secretary of corrections to make public announcement.

23A-27A-18    23A-27A-18. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 5.

23A-27A-19    Investigation by Governor.

23A-27A-20    Reprieve or suspension of sentence by Governor during investigation.

23A-27A-21    Power to reprieve or suspend sentence limited to Governor--Exception.

23A-27A-22    Mental incompetence of defendant--Notice to Governor, secretary of corrections, and sentencing court.

23A-27A-22.1    Hearings and examinations regarding mental competence of defendant--Change in circumstances.

23A-27A-22.2    Psychiatric examination.

23A-27A-22.3    Psychiatric report.

23A-27A-22.4    Video tape record of psychiatric examination.

23A-27A-22.5    Counsel for defendant--Rights afforded at hearing.

23A-27A-23    23A-27A-23. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 17.

23A-27A-24    Defendant incompetent to be executed--Suspension of sentence--Confinement--Periodic review.

23A-27A-25    23A-27A-25. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 18.

23A-27A-26    Defendant mentally competent to be executed--Warrant of death sentence and execution--Time of execution.

23A-27A-26.1    Death penalty not to be imposed on intellectually disabled person.

23A-27A-26.2    Intellectual disability defined.

23A-27A-26.3    Procedures for determining intellectual disability of defendant.

23A-27A-26.4    Appeal by state.

23A-27A-26.5    Examination of defendant by expert designated by state--Videotaped recording--Defendant's statements inadmissible except as to issue of intellectual disability.

23A-27A-26.6    Applicability of §§ 23A-27A-26.1 to 23A-27A-26.7, inclusive.

23A-27A-26.7    Inseparability of §§ 23A-27A-26.1 to 23A-27A-26.7, inclusive.

23A-27A-27    Pregnancy of defendant--Examination--Report.

23A-27A-28    Suspension of sentence if defendant pregnant.

23A-27A-29    Defendant no longer pregnant--Execution warrant issued.

23A-27A-30    23A-27A-30. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 22.

23A-27A-31    Warrant appointing new time for execution issued by sentencing court if defendant not executed within original time period.

23A-27A-31.1    Repealed.

23A-27A-31.2    Confidentiality of identity of person or entity supplying or administering intravenous injection substance--Violation as misdemeanor.

23A-27A-32    Place and manner of execution--Qualifications to administer intravenous injection--Substances dispensed to secretary of corrections or designee without prescription.

23A-27A-32.1    Execution of persons convicted before July 1, 2007--Choice of manner of execution.

23A-27A-33    Place for persons and equipment provided at correctional facility.

23A-27A-34    Attendance at execution by attorney general, sentencing judge, state's attorney, sheriff, representatives of victim, news media, and additional citizens approved by secretary of corrections.

23A-27A-34.1    Attendance at execution by person trained to pronounce death, corrections staff, and law enforcement officers.

23A-27A-34.2    Witnesses permitted to defendant at execution.

23A-27A-35    23A-27A-35. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 28.

23A-27A-36    Other persons not permitted to attend.

23A-27A-37    Secrecy of execution time--Disclosure as misdemeanor.

23A-27A-37.1    Repealed.

23A-27A-37.2    Postmortem examination by county coroner.

23A-27A-37.3    Autopsy.

23A-27A-38    23A-27A-38. Repealed by SL 2007, ch 152, § 2.

23A-27A-39    Interment of body unless claimed by relative.

23A-27A-40    23A-27A-40. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 38.

23A-27A-40.1    Certificate of execution.

23A-27A-41    23A-27A-41. Repealed by SL 2008, ch 117, § 33.

23A-27A-42    Death penalty prohibited for defendant younger than eighteen when offense committed.

23A-27A-43    Immunity of persons participating and cooperating in execution.

23A-27A-44    Effect of amendment and repeal of sections.