"It seems to me the case of Angel Heart is an extreme one," said Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County. "For most cases this might be a fairly expensive procedure. Should we just leave it to the judges discretion?"
"This is different from using mental illness as a defense," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County. "This is not a defense. Someone could still be convicted of first-degree murder, but the state just could not put him to death."
A bill has been introduced by Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, that would force insurance plans to cover breast cancer treatment, chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, would make hazing a class C felony, which could carry a sentence of one to seven years in jail.
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