Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2305

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/02 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/02 (S) Passed
5 02/04 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
7 03/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Albritton

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW ARTICLE DELINEATING A SERIES OF OFFENSES CONSTITUTING THE CRIME OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE DEGREES OF THE OFFENSES; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS TAMPERING; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING OF A JUROR AND RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A JUROR; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES JUROR INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES TAMPERING WITH A JURY OR WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RETALIATION AGAINST A PUBLIC SERVANT OR WITNESS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/01/05 at 17:08.

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