- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Oct 2, 2011
What it does
(1) Existing law requires a trial judge to examine prospective jurors, and, upon completion of the judge's examination, grants counsel for each party the right to examine, by oral and direct questioning, any prospective juror in order to enable counsel to intelligently exercise peremptory challenges and challenges for cause. Existing law requires the scope of examination conducted by counsel to be within the reasonable limits prescribed by the trial judge and prohibits the imposition of unreasonable or arbitrary time limits on the examination.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Committee on Judiciary
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.