Bill Text: NY A00529 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to allowing a jury instruction stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A00529 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A00529-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           529

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     January 9, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  allowing  a
          jury  instruction  stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive
          in the jury's decision

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 300.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-a. In any criminal trial or proceeding, upon the request of a party,
     4  the court shall instruct the jury as follows: "Any presentation of biom-
     5  etric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision."
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
     7  have become a law.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00731-01-3