North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 665 — The I. Beverly Lake, Jr., Fair Trial Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 665 adds a specific section focused on jury instructions related to testimony from informants who are in custody. This change clarifies how juries should evaluate the credibility of such testimony, which can significantly impact court cases. This matters because it aims to ensure fairer trials by making juries more aware of the potential biases or motivations behind the statements of in-custody informants.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 4, 2017 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 1 SENATE BILL 665 Short Title:
665 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35278-MS-129C (03/22) Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF IN-CUSTODY INFORMANT STATEMENTS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 5, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF IN-CUSTODY INFORMANT STATEMENTS.
(c) Jury Instruction Regarding In-Custody Informant TestimonyIn any case in which in-custody informant testimony is presented to the jury, the judge shall instruct the jury that the in-custody informant's testimony must be scrutinized with regard to reliability and that, in considering the reliability of the in-custody informant, the jury may consider any of the following:
(c) Jury Instruction Regarding In-Custody Informant Testimony.
In any case in which in-custody informant testimony is presented to the jury, the judge shall instruct the jury that the in-custody informant's testimony must be scrutinized with regard to reliability and that, in considering the reliability of the in-custody informant, the jury may consider any of the following:
*DRS35278-MS-129C* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) Policies and Procedures Governing the Recording and Use of Testimony.
*S665-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) Policies and Procedures Governing the Recording and Use of Testimony.
Page 2 DRS35278-MS-129C [v.2] (03/17)
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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Who sponsors SB 665?
SB 665 is sponsored by McKissick and Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 665?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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