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1996 SESSION

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SB 53 Certificates of analysis; admission into evidence in proceedings.

Introduced by: Edward L. Schrock | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Certificates of analysis. Provides that in any criminal trial or forfeiture proceeding, failure by the attorney for the Commonwealth or the clerk to deliver or mail a copy of the certificate of analysis to counsel for the accused shall not be a bar to its admissibility but shall be grounds for continuance of any hearing or trial in which it is to be offered as evidence. This bill is similar to HB 646.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966961739  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966961739
• 01/10/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Justice
• 02/07/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-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 and engrossed
• 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 (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-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 (18-Y 4-N)