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2004 SESSION

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HB 120 Misdemeanor cases; attorney to provide discovery.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Discovery in misdemeanor cases in circuit court. Provides that in any criminal prosecution for a misdemeanor by trial de novo in circuit court, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall have a duty to adequately and fully provide discovery as provided under Rule 7C:5 (district court criminal discovery rule) of the Rules of the Supreme Court. Currently, by law or rule, no discovery is available on appeal of misdemeanor convictions to circuit court.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/23/03 047652204  pdf
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB120ER)  pdf
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/23/03 047652204
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/04  House: Read first time
• 02/16/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/17/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/18/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/18/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/08/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/09/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB120ER)
• 03/23/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/24/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)