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HB 196 Pretrial appeals by Commonwealth; Class 1 misdemeanors.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Appeals by the Commonwealth; Class 1 misdemeanors. Allows the Commonwealth a pretrial appeal from a circuit court to the Court of Appeals in a case involving prosecution of a Class 1 misdemeanor where the circuit court dismissed the indictment against the defendant of a charge thereof or prohibited the use of certain evidence on certain constitutional grounds. Currently, such pretrial appeals are only permitted in felony cases.

FULL TEXT

• 12/24/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100840D  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/24/13  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100840D
• 12/24/13  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/14  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/13/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/14  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/14  House: Read first time
• 01/23/14  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/14  House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 5-N)
• 01/24/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 5-N)
• 01/27/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/27/14  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/12/14  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)