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2023 SESSION
SB 858 Defendants; evidence of mental condition admissible, etc.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Evidence of defendant's mental condition admissible; mental illness. Eliminates "mental illness" from the list of mental conditions for which a defendant may offer evidence to show his mental condition at the time of an alleged offense.
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HISTORY
- 12/30/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102129D
- 12/30/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/18/23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 5-N)