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Senate moves S.196 to third reading to clarify evidence rules in some pretrial hearings
Summary
S.196, described by the senator from Windham as a technical fix, would make clear that the rules of evidence do not apply to the second stage of 7553A "hold without bail" hearings and align that stage with 7553 hearings; the Senate ordered the bill for third reading after committee reports and questions about witnesses.
The Vermont Senate ordered S.196 for third reading after a floor presentation by the senator from Windham explaining the bill would clarify how evidence is handled in certain pretrial 'hold without bail' hearings.
The senator from Windham told colleagues S.196 aims "to ensure that the rules of evidence do not apply to the second stage of the 7553A hearing and would thus make it consistent with the second stage of a 7553 hearing." He described the underlying two-step process: first, the state must show that "the…
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