S 0715 General Bill, By McConnell, J.V. Smith, Hawkins and Peeler
Similar (H 3435)
Summary: Criminal cases, number of peremptory challenges allowed to defendants and state equalized; Courts, Juries and Jurors
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES FOR DEFENDANTS AND THE STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES, SO AS TO EQUALIZE THE NUMBER OF PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES ALLOCATED TO DEFENDANTS AND THE STATE; AND TO ADD TO THE LIST OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES FOR WHICH THE DEFENDANT AND THE STATE ARE ENTITLED TO TEN CHALLENGES.
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05/24/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-3
05/24/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
02/13/02	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-11
03/05/02	Senate	Special order SJ-16
03/06/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-23
03/06/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-23
03/07/02	Senate	Minority report withdrawn SJ-21
03/07/02	Senate	Amended SJ-21
03/07/02	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
03/12/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-118
03/12/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-118
05/08/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-4
05/14/02	House	Amended HJ-54
05/14/02	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 16, 2002 HJ-59
05/16/02	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). J. Young, G.M. Smith, Weeks, Rivers, Altman, Jennings and Vaughn HJ-22
05/22/02	House	Continued HJ-123
05/22/02	House	Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-16 HJ-129