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2014 SESSION

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SB 35 Capital cases; appointment of counsel.

Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Capital cases; appointment of counsel. Provides that when the defendant whose capital offense was charged by warrant in district court requests appointment of counsel, the case must be referred to the circuit court for appointment of counsel. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 12/12/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100874D  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 12/12/13  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100874D
• 12/12/13  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 2-N)
• 01/17/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/14  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/21/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
• 01/23/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/23/14  House: Read first time
• 01/23/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/14  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/26/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (19-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/14  House: Read second time
• 03/05/14  House: Read third time
• 03/05/14  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/05/14  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/05/14  House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/14  Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (38-Y 1-N)