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Committee hears competing views on HB 2469 omnibus changes to indictments, preventive detention and misdemeanor reductions
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 26 heard testimony on House Bill 2469, an omnibus criminal procedure bill that would change grand-jury timing, corrective authority over release decisions and let judges reduce some misdemeanors to violations.
The House Judiciary Committee heard public testimony Feb. 26 on House Bill 2469, an omnibus measure with provisions affecting grand-jury timing, preventive detention, the ability of judges to reduce misdemeanors to violations and authority to enter judgments for class A violations.
A staff presenter described the bill as requiring a district attorney to submit an indictment to the grand jury at least 10 days before trial and directing the prosecutor to file motions for admission of evidence seized without a warrant. The measure would also change when a court may amend release decisions after ordering preventive detention and permit judges to reduce certain misdemeanors to violations, proponents said.
Willie Chotzen (spoke as House member and bill sponsor) asked members to focus on…
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