Bill Text: NY A04600 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that where the court determines that there is relevant admissible evidence containing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), such evidence shall be admitted.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to codes [A04600 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04600-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law,  in  relation  to  evidence
         containing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 60.77 to read as follows:
    3  S 60.77 RULES OF EVIDENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA).
    4    IN  ANY  PROSECUTION WHERE THE COURT DETERMINES THAT THERE IS RELEVANT
    5  ADMISSIBLE  EVIDENCE  CONTAINING  DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC  ACID   (DNA),   SUCH
    6  EVIDENCE SHALL BE ADMITTED.
    7    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    8  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04397-01-1