S 0471 General Bill, By Rankin and Sabb
Summary: Jury
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1050, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO JURY VOIR DIRE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ATTORNEY CONDUCTED JURY VOIR DIRE BY ORAL AND DIRECT QUESTIONING; TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1060, RELATING TO THE DRAWING OF A JURY PANEL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE NUMBER OF JURORS TO BE DRAWN IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRIAL JUDGE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1080, RELATING TO THE DRAWING OF A SECOND JURY PANEL, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PANEL MUST BE MADE UP OF TWENTY JURORS.
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01/14/21	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 2)
01/14/21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 2)
02/23/22	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Matthews, Garrett
03/16/22	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5)
03/17/22		Scrivener's error corrected