Bill Text: NY S03212 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3212 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES [S03212 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03212-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3212
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 11, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens. MARCELLINO, JOHNSON, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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