Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.287 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.534 substituted for a7181 |
May 23, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 21, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 20, 2013 |
1st report cal.641 |
May 10, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S5125
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S5125 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7181
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง360.20, CP L
2013-S5125 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5125 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to jury deliberations This is one in a series of measures being introduced at the request of the Chief Administrative judge upon the recommendation of her Advisory Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure. This measure would amend CPL 360.20 to conform the statute to the procedure used in superior court for selecting a jury. CPL 360.20 establishes the procedure a local criminal court must use when selecting a trial jury. It provides that "the court must direct that the names of six members of the panel be drawn and called" and that they "must take their places in the jury box and must be immediately sworn to answer truthfully questions asked them." By contrast, a jury selection for superior court is done under CPL 270.15, which uses slightly different language. It provides "the court shall direct that the names of not less than twelve members of the panel be drawn and called as prescribed by the judiciary law" (CPL 270.15(1), emphasis added). Judges in local criminal court typically resist the statutory directive that only six names be called and fill the jury box in the same manner as in superior court. That procedure, however, is not technically permitted.
2013-S5125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5125 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin- istration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to jury deliber- ations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 360.20 of the criminal procedure law, is amended to read as follows: S 360.20 Trial jury; examination of prospective jurors; challenges generally. If no challenge to the panel is made as prescribed by section 360.15, or if such challenge is made and disallowed, the court must direct that the names of NOT LESS THAN six members of the panel be drawn and called. Such persons must take their places in the jury box and must be imme- diately sworn to answer truthfully questions asked them relative to their qualifications to serve as jurors in the action. The procedural rules prescribed in section 270.15 with respect to the examination of the prospective jurors and to challenges are also applicable to the selection of a trial jury in a local criminal court. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to all trials commenced on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09858-01-3
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