SB 2 - Trial; jury panels in misdemeanor, felony, death; peremptory challenges

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Current Status

03/14/05 - House Second Readers

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to trial juries, so as to provide the state and the accused with same number of peremptory challenges in misdemeanor, felony, and death penalty cases, and in challenging alternate jurors; to provide the manner in which peremptory challenges are made; to change the size of the jury panel in felony and death penalty cases; to provide the manner in which the number of alternative jurors is determined; to amend Code Section 17-8-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for trial of jointly indicted defendants and other matters relating to jointly indicted defendants, so as to provide the state with an equal number of additional peremptory challenges in trials for jointly indicted defendants; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/11/05 05:20 PM Senate Vote #217 037 010 002 007 PASSAGE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
11/15/2004 Senate Prefile
01/11/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/04/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/10/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/11/2005 Senate Third Read
03/11/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/12/2005 House First Readers
03/14/2005 House Second Readers