Bob Huff
- Republican
Author
Existing law provides that criminal trials may only be continued for good cause. Under existing law, good cause is defined to include when a prosecutor assigned to specific types of criminal cases has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would include, as good cause, a case involving a violent gang felony, as defined, when the assigned prosecutor has another case in progress, as specified. Existing law provides that only one such continuance per case may be granted to the prosecutor for cases involving stalking, hate crimes, or cases handled under the Career Criminal Prosecution Program. This bill would also limit the prosecutor to one such continuance per case in cases involving violent gang felonies.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
Set, second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 4. Page 2665.)
Set for hearing January 12.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Set, second hearing. Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 3. Noes 4. Page 703.) Reconsideration granted.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
Set for hearing April 28.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 21.
To Com. on PUB. S.
Read first time.
From print. May be acted upon on or after February 20.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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| SB59 | HTML |
| 01/20/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/21/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 12/15/09 - Amended Senate |
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