WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        H.B. 346

involuntary manslaughter, mayhem, murder, robbery, or rape or sexual offense in the first
or second degree, or an attempt to commit any of these offenses, or the use of a handgun
in the commission of a felony or another crime of violence.

COMMITTEE NOTE: See note to § 408 above. For purposes of the death penalty,
the change to arson in the first degree essentially retains the current law in
this area.

441.

(e)     The term "crime of violence" means abduction; arson IN THE FIRST DEGREE;
burglary, including common-law and all statutory and storehouse forms of burglary
offenses; escape; housebreaking; kidnapping; manslaughter, excepting involuntary
manslaughter; mayhem; murder; rape; robbery; robbery with a deadly weapon; sexual
offense in the first degree; and sodomy; or an attempt to commit any of the aforesaid
offenses; or assault with intent to commit any other offense punishable by imprisonment
for more than one year.

COMMITTEE NOTE: This change is stylistic and clarifying.

594B.

(f)      The offenses referred to in subsection (e) of this section are:

(1) Those offenses specified in the following sections of Article 27, as they
may be amended from time to time:

(i) [Section 8 (relating to burning personal property of another)]
SECTION 8(A) (RELATING TO MALICIOUS BURNING);

[(ii) Section 11 (relating to setting fire while perpetrating crime);]

[(iii)] (II) Section 36 (relating to carrying or wearing weapon);

[(iv)] (III) Section 111 (relating to destroying, injuring, etc., property of
another);

[(v)](IV) Section 156 (relating to giving a false alarm of a fire);

[(vi)] (V) Section 287 (relating to possession of hypodermic syringes,
etc., restricted);

[(vii)](VI) Sections 342 through 344 (theft) where the value of the
property stolen was less than $300;

[(viii)] (VII) Section 33A (relating to breaking into building or boat
with intent to steal);

[(ix)] (VIII) The common-law crime of assault when committed with
intent to do great bodily harm;

[(x)] (IX) Sections 276 through 302 (relating to drugs and other
dangerous substances) as they shall be amended from time to time;

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