MD HB1117 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-20 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Altering a specified provision of law to provide that a match obtained between a specified evidence sample and a specified data base entry may be used as probable cause and is not admissible at a criminal trial to prove the guilt of the defendant who is the subject of the prosecution unless confirmed by additional testing.

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Title

Criminal Procedure - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Admissibility of DNA Match Evidence

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-20HouseHearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-09HouseRereferred to Judiciary
2015-02-18HouseFirst Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

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