SB0284 - Tennessee - Criminal Procedure, Evidence

Companion Bill HB0912. Criminal Procedure - Allows state to call forensic interviewer as witness before the defense has challenged the victim's character in certain criminal cases involving victims under 13 years of age including rape of a child and aggravated child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 17. Fiscal Summary for *SB0284 / HB0912Increase State Expenditures - $351,600 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for *SB0284 / HB0912 This bill authorizes the state to call a forensic interviewer as a witness in a criminal case after the victim has testified, regardless of whether the defense has challenged the character of the victim. This bill would only apply in criminal cases where the victim is less than 13 years of age at the time of the offense and the offense involved is: aggravated child abuse, aggravated sexual robbery, rape of a child,[...]

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