NY S01959 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-14 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-14 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Redefines an immunity recipient as a person who has been a witness in a legal proceeding and who has given evidence therein, and whose evidence (or any information directly or indirectly derived therefrom) may not be used against him in any criminal case; provides that a prosecutor may use evidence from a source independent of the defendant's immunized testimony against such immunity recipient; provides that, upon a motion by such immunity recipient to suppress such independent evidence, it shall be the burden of the prosecution to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that such evidence was derived from an independent source.
Title
Redefines an immunity recipient as a person who has been a witness in a legal proceeding and who has given evidence therein, and whose evidence (or any information directly or indirectly derived therefrom) may not be used against him in any criminal case; provides that a prosecutor may use evidence from a source independent of the defendant's immunized testimony against such immunity recipient; provides that, upon a motion by such immunity recipient to suppress such independent evidence, it shall be the burden of the prosecution to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that such evidence was derived from an independent source.
Sponsors
Sen. Carl Kruger [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-01-14 | Senate | REFERRED TO CODES |