HOUSE BILL 67

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 193

Sponsored By:

Delegates Anderson, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Montgomery, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Shank, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, and Vallario

Entitled:

Criminal Procedure - Custodial Interrogation - Electronic Recordation

Synopsis:

Establishing that, in a prosecution for a crime of violence, statements of a defendant made during a custodial interrogation are presumed involuntary unless an electronic recording is made of the interrogation; establishing that, if a court finds by a preponderance of evidence that a defendant was subjected to a custodial interrogation in violation of the Act, a statement made by the defendant following the interrogation is presumed involuntary; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/22

First Reading Judiciary

1/19

Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m.

3/23

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Arrests

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Evidence

Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of

Local Government Mandates

Recordings -see also- Video

Trials

Video

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Procedure

( 2-401 , 2-402 , 2-403 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered