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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2882: Evidence

Allowing confessions and other admissions to be admitted into evidence if substantial independent evidence establishes the trustworthiness of the statement.

Summary

  • Provides that in all criminal and juvenile offense proceedings where independent proof of the corpus delicti is absent, a lawfully obtained confession or admission of the defendant nevertheless shall be admitted into evidence if there is substantial independent evidence that would tend to establish the trustworthiness of the confession or admission.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Luke Esser (R-48)
Introduced
January 31, 2002 in the House
Last action
January 31, 2002

AN ACT Relating to the admissibility of confessions and admissions in criminal and juvenile offense proceedings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Luke Esser (R-48)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Patricia Lantz D-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2882 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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