File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Gladden, Vallario, and Griffith
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Motions for New Trial, Testing, and
Storage
Allowing a court to grant a new trial motion and other relief based on
scientific identification evidence; requiring the State to preserve
evidence for crimes of violence and to make the evidence available;
allowing the State to dispose of evidence under procedures;
establishing and altering procedures relating to testing, storage, and
disposition of evidence; repealing provisions relating to
postconviction procedures and testing for DNA evidence; and altering a
definition.
House Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/8
- Hearing cancelled
- 2/18
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHEMICAL TESTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- EVIDENCE
- GENETICS
- IDENTIFICATION
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- NOTICES
- PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
- STORAGE
- TRIALS
- VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-201
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Not available at this time
- Amendments:
None offered
