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2023
LOST
Senators
Hill of the 32nd, Crosby of the 13th, Cowsert of the 46th, Jackson of the 24th,
Ligon, Jr. of the 3rd and Stone of the 23rd offered the following
amendment:
Amend
HB 711 by revising line 17 as
follows:
(b)
Except as
provided in subsection (c) of this Code section,
the
The
privilege created by subsection (a) of this Code section or by
corresponding
By
deleting the quotation mark at the end of line 27 and inserting between lines 27
and 28 the following:
(c)
With respect to compelling testimony as set forth in paragraphs (2) through (4)
of subsection (b) of this Code section, if the accused has not previously been
arrested for a crime involving the same spouse prior to compelling testimony of
the spouse, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether or not such
testimony should be compelled taking into consideration all of the facts and
circumstances of the case including, but not limited to, the use of coercion,
intimidation, or threats to force the spouse not to
testify."