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1996 SESSION

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HB 1415 Victims in the courtroom.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Victims in the courtroom. Provides that a court may prohibit the attendance of a victim at a criminal trial if, after a proffer by counsel of the person's expected testimony, the court finds him to be a material witness. Currently, if an attorney represents to the court that a victim is a material witness he must be excluded without any review by the court of the expected testimony.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962379358  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 962379358
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)