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S.E.A. 141, P.L. 127-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Establishes a procedure to be used by a law enforcement agency in conducting a lineup or in person witness identification.  Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/141   … [Read more...] about Eyewitness identification procedures

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 259 on probable cause affidavit sponsoredby Rep. Bascom and Rep. Klinker. Author Sen. Freeman introduced the bill which requires an affidavit for probable cause, or a person testifying at a probable cause hearing, to make certain disclosures relating to a possible conflict of interest. The bill was amended by consent to … [Read more...] about Probable cause affidavit

On March 11, 2025, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1413 on rape kits. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Carrasco. Rep. Cash, the author, presented the bill, which: The Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and a member of the public testified in support of the bill. On March 25, 2025, on hearing for amend and vote only, the Committee … [Read more...] about Rape kits

The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 141 on eyewitness identification procedures, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. McNamara. Author Sen. Brown introduced the bill, which would establish a procedure to be used by a law enforcement agency in conducting a lineup or in person witness identification.  The Committee amended the bill by consent to require the … [Read more...] about Eyewitness identification procedures

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 141 on eyewitness identification procedures authored by Sen. Brown. The bill specifies a procedure of eyewitness identification lineups.  The procedure is as follows: The bill also mandates that failure of law enforcement to follow the statutory lineup procedure may result in suppression of the … [Read more...] about Eyewitness identification procedures