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Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree

Sponsor: Mary-Dulany James (District 34)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 529 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that during the trial of a criminal case in which a defendant is charged with an assault in the second degree, a certain statement is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the statement is offered against a party that has engaged in, directed, or conspired to commit wrongdoing that was intended to and did procure the unavailability of the declarant of the statement, under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKing, JoyceFrederick County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, DebbieMontgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVJames, Mary-DulanyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJames, Mary-DulanyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator James, Senator JameslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator James, Senator JameslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFSimpson, ChasityMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
UNFSimpson, ChasityMaryland Office of the Public DefenderPosition only
UNFStofa, TamaraOffice of the Public DefenderOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault