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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5297 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000483 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | COMPLAINTS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Place, Rea, and Nardone |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 01, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Judiciary |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 12-12 of the General Laws entitled "Indictments, Informations and 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Complaints" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12-12-23. Acquittal in another jurisdiction as bar to prosecution. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | If a violation of any criminal law is a violation of a federal law or the law of another state, 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | an acquittal under federal law or the law of another state for the same set of facts or acts is a bar to 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | prosecution in this state, unless there exists newly discovered evidence which would substantially 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | indicate that prosecution in this state is warranted. 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | LC000483 |
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| 36 | 36 | | LC000483 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 37 | 37 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 38 | 38 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 39 | 39 | | OF |
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| 40 | 40 | | A N A C T |
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| 41 | 41 | | RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND |
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| 42 | 42 | | COMPLAINTS |
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| 43 | 43 | | *** |
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| 44 | 44 | | This act would prohibit prosecutions for violations of criminal laws in this state if the 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | violation arises from the same set of facts or acts for which a defendant has been acquitted in federal 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | court or another jurisdiction, unless there exists newly discovered evidence substantially warranting 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | prosecution in this state. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | LC000483 |
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