Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements
Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | ERB, NATHANIELlobbyist | Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ramsey, Debbie | Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Khan, Aneesa | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| FAV | Stewart, Laura | MCCPTA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Massey, Ryan | Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Coyne, Edward | Carroll County State's Attorney's Office/ MSAA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | Maryland Chiefs & Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs & Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…