Date: 03/20/2013
Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB13-1270
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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01:37 PM -- House Bill 13-1270
Representative Fields introduced her bill that repeals the death penalty in the state contingent on passage of a statewide ballot measure in the November 2014 election.
01:41 PM -- Jay Corbett, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.
01:48 PM -- Pete Weir, Jefferson and Gilpin County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He talked about the process by which a District Attorney determines whether to ask for the death penalty. He responded to questions from the committee.
01:58 PM -- Melissa Petrucelli, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill.
02:01 PM -- Dave Young, Adams and Broomfield County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the nature of cases in which the death penalty is applied. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:18 PM -- Dan May, El Paso and Teller County District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill.
02:24 PM -- Mitch Morrisey, Denver District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed the use of the death penalty in his district.
02:30 PM -- Mitch Murray, Fort Collins District Attorney, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:34 PM -- Mike Violette, Fraternal Order of Police of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He addressed previous questions from the committee regarding a referendum.
02:41 PM -- Reverend Leo Garcia, AFCMI, spoke in support of the bill.
02:44 PM -- Randy Stedle, representing himself, spoke in opposition to the bill. He discussed his experience on death row for a crime he was later acquitted of.
02:51 PM -- Denise Maez, American Civil Liberties Union, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee about the constitutionality of the death penalty.
02:55 PM -- David Blake and Matthew Durkin, Colorado Attorney General's office, spoke in support of the bill. They described the circumstances in which a death penalty is considered in a case. Mr. Blake responded to questions from the committee about the use of the referendum.
03:08 PM -- Maisha Fields Pollard, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill. She discussed her experience as a victim of a crime.
03:14 PM -- Joe Cannata, Voices of Victims, spoke in support of the bill.
03:18 PM
Representative Fields made closing comments on the merits of the bill. She asked that the bill be layed over.
03:26 PM
The committee adjourned.