IN SB0271 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-09 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Disclosure of exculpatory evidence. Creates the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney who knowingly or intentionally: (1) withholds; (2) destroys; or (3) fails to disclose the existence of; new, material, or credible evidence creating a reasonable possibility that a convicted defendant did not commit the offense for which the defendant was convicted commits the crime of criminal concealment of evidence, a Level 6 felony. Creates a good faith exception for the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney shall: (1) disclose exculpatory evidence to the defendant or defense attorney of record;
Title
Disclosure of exculpatory evidence. Creates the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney who knowingly or intentionally: (1) withholds; (2) destroys; or (3) fails to disclose the existence of; new, material, or credible evidence creating a reasonable possibility that a convicted defendant did not commit the offense for which the defendant was convicted commits the crime of criminal concealment of evidence, a Level 6 felony. Creates a good faith exception for the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney shall: (1) disclose exculpatory evidence to the defendant or defense attorney of record;
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-09 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
| 2017-01-09 | Senate | Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/271/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/2/c/6/32c6ca09/SB0271.01.INTR.pdf |
