SB224 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jerry L. Fielding

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Criminal procedure, hearsay statements of a child, admissible if child was under 12 years of age at the time statement was given, Sec. 15-25-31 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, out-of-court statements made by a child under 12 years of age at the time of a criminal proceeding concerning a crime involving a child physical offense, a sexual offense, or exploitation are admissible in evidence under certain conditions.

This bill would provide that the statements would be admissible if the child was under 12 years of age at the time the statement was given.

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Subjects

Evidence