NY S03082 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of the victim's family to read a statement in court, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the people.

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Title

Permits at the discretion of the court certain members of the deceased victim's family to read statements in court during the sentencing of a defendant, rather than allowing only a single member of the victim's family to read a statement in court, upon consultation with counsel for the defendant and the people.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-08SenateREFERRED TO CODES
2013-01-29SenateREFERRED TO CODES

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Bill Comments

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