WV HB2480 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-28 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to allow the accused to have five strikes from a panel of jurors and to allow the prosecuting attorney to have three strikes from a panel of potential jurors.

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Title

Changing the number of strikes in jury selection in felony cases

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-28HouseTo House Judiciary
2015-01-28HouseIntroduced in House
2015-01-28HouseTo Judiciary
2015-01-28HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB345 (Similar To) 2015-01-28 - To Judiciary

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Bill Comments

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