Bill Text: MI SB1191 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Criminal procedure; evidence; admissibility of prior acts of sexual crimes; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 27a, ch. VIII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 768.27a).

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-14 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB1191 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB1191-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 1191

 

 

December 14, 2016, Introduced by Senators SCHUITMAKER and WARREN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled

 

"The code of criminal procedure,"

 

by amending section 27a of chapter VIII (MCL 768.27a), as added by

 

2005 PA 135.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

CHAPTER VIII

 

     Sec. 27a. (1) Notwithstanding section 27, in a criminal case

 

in which the defendant is accused of committing a listed offense,

 

against a minor, evidence that the defendant committed another

 

listed offense against a minor is admissible and may be considered

 

for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. If the

 

prosecuting attorney intends to offer evidence under this section,

 

the prosecuting attorney shall disclose the evidence to the

 

defendant at least not less than 15 days before the scheduled date

 

of trial or at a later time as allowed by the court for good cause

 

shown, including the statements of witnesses or a summary of the

 

substance of any testimony that is expected to be offered.

 

     (2) As used in this section, :

 

     (a) "Listed "Listed offense" means that term as defined in

 

section 2 of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL

 

28.722.

 

     (b) "Minor" means an individual less than 18 years of age.

 

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after

 

the date it is enacted into law.