Bill Text: NY A10412 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to allowing a jury instruction stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-04 - referred to codes [A10412 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A10412-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10412

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 4, 2020
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  allowing  a
          jury  instruction  stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive
          in the jury's decision

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 300.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. In any criminal trial or proceeding, upon the request of a party,
     4  the court shall instruct the jury as follows: "Any presentation of biom-
     5  etric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision."
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
     7  have become a law.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14220-01-9