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MO SJR15
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
- Submits a constitutional amendment to Missouri voters at the November 2014 general election (or a special election called by the governor) for adoption or rejection
- Adds Section 18(c) to Article I of the Missouri Constitution to allow evidence of prior criminal acts in prosecutions for sexual crimes involving victims under eighteen years of age
- Permits admission of prior criminal acts—whether charged or uncharged—to corroborate victim testimony or demonstrate the defendant's propensity to commit the charged crime
- Allows courts to exclude prior criminal act evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice
- Overrides existing constitutional provisions in Sections 17 and 18(a) of Article I regarding evidence admissibility in these specific cases
Legislative Description
Modifies the Constitution to allow for propensity evidence in prosecutions for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under the age of eighteen
Last Action
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
3/11/2013
Committee Referrals
Judiciary And Civil And Criminal Jurisprudence2/12/2013
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