of death" is added to state expressly that which was formerly only implied
in the reference to an "inmate".

The Correctional Services Article Review Committee notes, for
consideration by the General Assembly, that subsection (c) of this section
would be obsolete if the General Assembly, as discussed above in this
Revisor's Note, amends subsection (a) of this section to require that a court
commit an individual who is sentenced to death to the custody of the
Commissioner of Correction pending execution of the death sentence and
repeals subsection (b) of this section as obsolete.

The remainder of former Art. 27, § 74, which specified the duties of the
clerk of the court on imposition of a sentence of death, is revised as Art. 27,

§ 414A. See § _, Ch. _, Acts of 1999, which also enacted this

article.

Defined terms: "County" § 1-101
"Division" § 3-101
"Inmate" § 1-101

3-902. WARRANT OF EXECUTION.

(A) DEFINED TERMS.

(1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2) (I) "STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS" MEANS THE
INITIAL ADJUDICATION OF A POSTCONVICTION PETITION FILED UNDER ARTICLE 27,
§ 645A(A)(2)(I) OF THE CODE, INCLUDING ANY APPELLATE REVIEW OF THE
POSTCONVICTION PROCEEDING.

{ID "STATE POSTCONVICTION REVIEW PROCESS" DOES NOT

INCLUDE:

1. A POSTCONVICTION PROCEEDING THAT HAS BEEN
REOPENED UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 645A(A)(2)(III) OF THE CODE OR ANY APPELLATE
REVIEW OF THE PROCEEDING; OR

2. A POSTCONVICTION PROCEEDING ON A SECOND PETITION
FILED BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1995, OR ANY APPELLATE REVIEW OF THE PROCEEDING.

(3) "WARRANT OF EXECUTION" MEANS A WARRANT FOR THE EXECUTION
OF A SENTENCE OF DEATH ON THE INDIVIDUAL AGAINST WHOM THE SENTENCE WAS
IMPOSED.

(B) CONTENTS OF WARRANT OF EXECUTION.
(1) A WARRANT OF EXECUTION SHALL:

(I) STATE THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE;