Bill Text: CT SB00039 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Electronic Recording Of Custodial Interrogations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-07 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00039 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00039-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 39 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 234 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 54 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the statement of a person under investigation for or accused of a capital felony or a class A or B felony made as a result of a custodial interrogation at a place of detention shall be presumed inadmissible as evidence against the person in any criminal proceeding unless an electronic recording is made of the custodial interrogation.
Statement of Purpose:
To improve the reliability of confessions by providing that statements made by a person during custodial interrogation by the police at a place of detention are presumed inadmissible unless the custodial interrogation is electronically recorded.