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May 3, 2017
Civil trial voir dire bill advance in state Legislature
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday designed to prevent judges from imposing "unreasonable or arbitrary time limits" during voir dire in civil trials.
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday designed to prevent judges from imposing "unreasonable or arbitrary time limits" during voir dire in civil trials.
SB 658 plans to clarify 2011 legislation, AB 1403, that addressed the issue of judges rushing or limiting jury selection.
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