Indiana Senate Bill 120 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Disclosure of exculpatory evidence. Creates the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney who knowingly or intentionally: (1) withholds; (2) destroys; or (3) fails to disclose the existence of; new, material, or credible evidence creating a reasonable possibility that a convicted defendant did not commit the offense for which the defendant was convicted, commits the crime of criminal concealment of evidence, a Level 6 felony. Creates a good faith exception for the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney shall: (1) disclose exculpatory evidence to the defendant or defense attorney of record;

Disclosure of exculpatory evidence. Creates the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney who knowingly or intentionally: (1) withholds; (2) destroys; or (3) fails to disclose the existence of; new, material, or credible evidence creating a reasonable possibility that a convicted defendant did not commit the offense for which the defendant was convicted, commits the crime of criminal concealment of evidence, a Level 6 felony. Creates a good faith exception for the crime of criminal concealment of evidence. Provides that a prosecuting attorney shall: (1) disclose exculpatory evidence to the defendant or defense attorney of record;

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
2016-01-05	Senate	Authored by Senator Randolph

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/120/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/d/8/d/ed8d3de2/SB0120.01.INTR.pdf