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1996 SESSION

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SB 246 Abolition of required indictment.

Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Abolition of required indictment. Eliminates the requirement that a person accused of a felony be indicted by a grand jury before trial. The bill would allow the accused to be tried without an indictment, provided that probable cause had been found at a preliminary hearing or the accused had waived both the preliminary hearing and indictment. Failure to find probable cause at a preliminary hearing does not bar a subsequent indictment or presentment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961500837  pdf
• 02/12/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 961500837-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/18/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961500837
• 01/18/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Justice
• 02/07/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
• 02/09/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/09/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 961500837-E
• 02/12/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 6-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/96  House: Read first time
• 02/14/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/04/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (16-Y 6-N)