South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4387

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4387
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Altman
All Sponsors:                     Altman, Simrill, Robinson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18105som00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Solicitor, judicial circuit; report 
                                  number of criminal cases brought to trial; 
                                  Publication of Criminal Trial Act, Courts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20000105  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


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A BILL

TO ENACT THE "PUBLICATION OF CRIMINAL TRIAL RESULTS ACT OF 2000" BY INCLUDING A PROVISION TO AMEND ARTICLE 3, CHAPTER 7, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SOLICITORS, BY ADDING SECTION 1-7-335 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE SOLICITOR OF EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO RELEASE ANNUALLY A REPORT WHICH LISTS, FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES BROUGHT TO TRIAL, THE NUMBER OF GUILTY VERDICTS, THE NUMBER OF NOT GUILTY VERDICTS, AND THE NUMBER OF MISTRIALS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Publication of Criminal Trial Results Act of 2000".

SECTION 2. Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-7-335. Every year, by January thirty-first, the solicitor of each judicial circuit shall compile and release publicly a report which lists for the previous year:

(1) the number of criminal cases brought to trial;

(2) the number of guilty verdicts;

(3) the number of not guilty verdicts; and

(4) the number of mistrials."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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