| SB 0292 | Limits change of venue for criminal defendants |
| Sponsor: | Singleton | |||
| LR Number: | 1070S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 1070-01 | |
| Committee: | Judiciary | |||
| Last Action: | 02/27/01 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 2001 | |||
SB 292 - Currently Supreme Court Rule 32.03 allows criminal
defendants in any county having seventy-five thousand or less
inhabitants a change of venue as a matter of right. This act
amends the provision to apply only to counties with forty
thousand or less inhabitants.
JOAN GUMMELS