| SB 0781 | Modifies judge disqualification in witness immunity applications |
| Sponsor: | Caskey | |||
| LR Number: | 3002S.01P | Fiscal Note: | 3002-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
| Last Action: | 05/14/04 - H Consent Calendar | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 781 - This act provides that the circuit judge hearing an
application for witness immunity shall hold a nonadversarial
hearing to determine whether sufficient proof has been offered to
justify the issuance of an order granting witness immunity. The
act deletes language which disqualified the judge hearing such
matter from any further criminal trial or ancillary proceeding.
JIM ERTLE