HB1455 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a court from sentencing a defendant convicted of first degree murder to death if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the offense, the defendant had a severe mental illness. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

HB1455 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a court from sentencing a defendant convicted of first degree murder to death if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that, at the time of the offense, the defendant had a severe mental illness. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. · Informed CitizenryHB1455 proposes to prohibit a court from sentencing a defendant convicted of first-degree murder to death if the defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that they had a severe mental il…Open in Informed Citizenry