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HB 453: Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant

GENERAL BILL by Brown

Statements Made by a Criminal Defendant; Requires hearsay statements made during certain custodial interrogations comply with specified requirements to be admissible; describes circumstances in which statement made by interrogee during custodial interrogation is presumed inadmissible as evidence; describes circumstances in which prosecution may rebut presumption; describes circumstances in which law enforcement officers may have had good cause not to electronically record all or part of an interrogation; provides for admissibility of certain statements; requires preservation of electronic recordings; provides admissibility is not precluded for certain statements of an interrogee; specifies requirements for admissibility of hearsay statement against interest made during certain custodial interrogations when declarant is unavailable.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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  • Bill History

  • HB 453, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/24/2017 at 10:04 AM