USA - New Hampshire. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to expand state’s death penalty to include home invasions

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-1 to pass House Bill 147 which recommends the state’s death penalty be expanded to include home invasions. Last week the bill’s prime sponsor, House Speaker Bill O’Brien, proposed changes to address legal concerns raised by the state Attorney General’s Office and others. The Judiciary Committee adopted O’Brien’s proposed changes to House Bill 147. The amendment would link the capital murder expansion to murder committed during a burglary or attempted burglary in an occupied structure. The Senate will vote on the bill next week.