RELATING TO DISMISSAL OF CRIMINAL CASES.
Summary
Requires that trial commence within 6 months in all criminal cases, pursuant to rule 48(b), (c), or (d) of the Hawaii rules of penal procedure, provided that any periods that delay the commencement of trial and are caused by court congestion shall be excluded from the computation of time. Excludes from the requirement certain traffic court cases and criminal cases involving abuse of a family or household member.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Jan 22, 2019
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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