S 1002 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Second jury panel drawing; delete requirement that panel must be made up of 20 jurors

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A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1050, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO JURY VOIR DIRE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ATTORNEY CONDUCTED JURY VOIR DIRE BY ORAL AND DIRECT QUESTIONING; TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1060, RELATING TO THE DRAWING OF A JURY PANEL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF JURORS TO BE DRAWN IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRIAL JUDGE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1080, RELATING TO THE DRAWING OF A SECOND JURY PANEL, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PANEL MUST BE MADE UP OF TWENTY JURORS.

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Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 5, 2020

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Mar 4, 2020

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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

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Jan 16, 2020

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Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Kimpson, M.B.Matthews, Senn, Talley

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Jan 14, 2020

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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Jan 14, 2020

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