MD SB933 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-25 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting, in a prosecution for a specified sexual offense, the court from barring the introduction of specified evidence that the defendant committed a prior sexual offense on the ground that the admission is unfairly prejudicial unless the court makes a specified finding; prohibiting a State's Attorney from introducing specified evidence under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified evidence from being disclosed to a jury or introduced at trial unless the court has held a specified hearing; etc.

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Title

Courts - Evidence of Prior Sexual Offense - Admissibility

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-25SenateHearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-17SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-13SenateReferred Senate Rules
2015-03-13SenateMotion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Cassilly) Adopted (46-0)
2015-03-13SenateFirst Reading Senate Rules

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