SENATE BILL No. 988

 

 

December 11, 2007, Introduced by Senators GEORGE and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

 

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

 

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 1350a.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1350a. Jurors impaneled at any trial may discuss evidence

 

and testimony presented at that trial before the trial concludes,

 

but only when the court is in recess. This section only allows

 

discussion among jurors serving on the same jury panel, and does

 

not permit any of those jurors to discuss that evidence or

 

testimony with any other individual.