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SB 369 Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases. Provides that an indigent defendant who has been charged with a capital offense may move for the appointment of experts to assist in the preparation of his defense. The court shall hold an ex parte hearing on such a motion and may order the appointment of an expert. The expert's work product is protected by attorney-client privilege; however, the defendant shall comply with the discovery rules set forth in the Rules of the Supreme Court. This bill incorporates SB 111.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084498348 pdf
- 01/17/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080824348-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084498348
- 01/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/16/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/17/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080824348-S1
- 01/18/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/08 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080824348-S1
- 01/21/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB369S1
- 01/22/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
- 01/22/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/29/08 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote