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SB 17, 77th R.S.

Relating to the requirement that a magistrate provide reasonable notice to the attorney representing the state before reducing the amount of bail set for a defendant charged with or convicted of certain serious offenses.

Last action: Left pending in committee

Author: Jane Nelson
Coauthor: Mike Moncrief | Florence Shapiro | Judith Zaffirini | Leticia Van de Putte

Bill Analyses:
Introduced (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
Criminal Procedure--Bail & Pretrial Release

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence (Juan Hinojosa, Jim Dunnam, Domingo Garcia, Rick Green, Terry Keel, Ann Kitchen, Trey Martinez Fischer, John Shields, Robert Talton)
Minutes: April 24 2001 | May 2 2001 | May 4 2001 | May 10 2001 | May 15 2001
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (Kenneth Armbrister, Teel Bivins, Mike Moncrief, Steve Ogden, Todd Staples, Royce West, John Whitmire)
Minutes: February 14 2001

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