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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIAL | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Kazarian, Vella-Wilkinson, Edwards, Corvese, | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2024 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
(Attorney General) | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 12-17-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-17 entitled "Trial" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 12-17-3. Waiver of jury trial — Special findings and rulings. |
4 | In all criminal cases the accused may, if he or she shall so elect and with the leave of the |
5 | court, and for cases before the superior court, with the consent of the attorney general, waive a trial |
6 | by jury, and in those cases the court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try the cause without a jury |
7 | and render judgment and pass sentence. In cases so tried the court shall, upon request of the accused, |
8 | make special finding upon any issue of fact and special ruling upon any question of law arising in |
9 | the case. |
10 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIAL | |
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1 | This act would allow a criminal defendant before the superior court to waive their right to |
2 | a jury trial with the consent of the attorney general. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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