2457-S AMS JUD S5123.2

SHB 2457  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Judiciary

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   While Article I, section 22 of the state Constitution and the sixth amendment of the United States Constitution protect the right of a defendant to represent him or herself in a criminal trial, Article I, section 35 of the state Constitution requires that crime victims be accorded due dignity and respect. Conflicts may arise between these constitutional provisions when a pro se defendant questions a victim in court. Procedures may be employed that preserve the pro se defendant's control over his or her own trial and that limit the trauma experienced by the victim. The legislature commends consideration of these competing constitutional provisions to the supreme court of Washington."

SHB 2457  - S COMM AMD
     By Committee on Judiciary

     On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "offenses;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."

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