2012 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 136 - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 13701 - 14223)
Subchapter IX - STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 14131 - 14163e)
Part E - Improving the Quality of Representation in State Capital Cases (§§ 14163 - 14163e)
Section 14163a - Capital prosecution improvement grants
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 136 - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SUBCHAPTER IX - STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT Part E - Improving the Quality of Representation in State Capital Cases Sec. 14163a - Capital prosecution improvement grants |
Contains | section 14163a |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 108-405, title IV, §422, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2288. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 118 Stat. 2288 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 108-405 |
Download PDF
The Attorney General shall award grants to States for the purpose of enhancing the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in State capital cases.
(b) Use of funds (1) Permitted usesGrants awarded under subsection (a) of this section shall be used for one or more of the following:
(A) To design and implement training programs for State and local prosecutors to ensure effective representation in State capital cases.
(B) To develop and implement appropriate standards and qualifications for State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases.
(C) To assess the performance of State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases, provided that such assessment shall not include participation by the assessor in the trial of any specific capital case.
(D) To identify and implement any potential legal reforms that may be appropriate to minimize the potential for error in the trial of capital cases.
(E) To establish a program under which State and local prosecutors conduct a systematic review of cases in which a death sentence was imposed in order to identify cases in which post-conviction DNA testing may be appropriate.
(F) To provide support and assistance to the families of murder victims.
(2) Prohibited useGrants awarded under subsection (a) of this section shall not be used to fund, directly or indirectly, the prosecution of specific capital cases.
(Pub. L. 108–405, title IV, §422, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2288.)
CodificationSection was enacted as part of the Innocence Protection Act 2004 and also as part of the Justice for All Act of 2004, and not as part of Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which enacted this chapter.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.