S 3736 · 115th Congress · Law
A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2018-12-10)
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This bill generally prohibits the cross-examination of a minor (i.e., an individual under the age of 18) by a pro se criminal defendant accused of sexual assault of the minor. A pro se criminal defendant is a defendant in a criminal case who represents himself or herself without a lawyer.…
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