Representative Rutherford's amendment to bind magistrate rulings draws heated exchange, is tabled
Representative Rutherford pressed an amendment to make magistrate rulings that a machine is permissible binding on law enforcement until appealed; members debated judge-shopping and enforcement inconsistency and ultimately tabled the amendment by voice division.
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Representative Rutherford proposed an amendment to make a magistrate court's determination that a machine is permissible binding on law enforcement unless reversed on appeal, arguing magistrate rulings were not being respected in some counties and that law enforcement "judge shops" for unfavorable rulings.
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