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Legislature approves equal strikes bill
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State prosecutors today got what they’ve sought for decades — a bill that will give them as many opportunities as defense attorneys to reject potential jurors in criminal cases.
The state Senate gave final approval, by a 42-to-4 vote, to the “equal strikes” bill, a key facet of Gov. Sonny Perdue’s criminal justice package.
Currently, the defense gets twice as many jury “strikes” as the prosecution in criminal cases.
SB 170 will allow prosecutors and defense attorneys nine jury strikes each in felony cases. The bill also will extend the state’s rape shield law to victims of other sexually violent offenses. The bill shall apply to all cases indicted or accused on or after July 1.
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