2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 973

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelley, Lee, Marriott, McComas, and Menes
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Eyewitness Identification Evidence and Eyewitness Testimony

Synopsis:

Establishing the admissibility of expert testimony in a criminal proceeding relating to the reliability of eyewitness identification evidence or eyewitness testimony under certain circumstances; establishing that eyewitness identification evidence is not admissible unless a specified record of the identification procedure which produced the eyewitness evidence was preserved and specified information related to the procedure was provided to the defendant in a specified manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
EVIDENCE
IDENTIFICATION
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
NOTICES
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
TRIALS
WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-921 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered