SENATE BILL No. 232

 

 

February 27, 2003, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON and HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The code of criminal procedure,"                                           

                                                                                

    (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 27b to chapter VIII.                

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1                              CHAPTER VIII                                     

                                                                                

2       Sec. 27b.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), in a                   

                                                                                

3   criminal action in which the defendant is accused of an offense             

                                                                                

4   involving domestic violence, evidence of the defendant's                    

                                                                                

5   commission of other domestic violence is not made inadmissible by           

                                                                                

6   Michigan rule of evidence 404 regarding character evidence or               

                                                                                

7   evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts, if the evidence is not           

                                                                                

8   excluded under the Michigan rule of evidence 403 regarding the              

                                                                                

9   probative value of the evidence.                                            

                                                                                

10      (2) In an action in which evidence is offered under this                    

                                                                                

11  section, the prosecution shall disclose the evidence to the                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   defendant, including a witness statement or a summary of the                

                                                                                

2   substance of testimony that is expected to be offered.                      

                                                                                

3       (3) This section does not limit or preclude the admitting or                

                                                                                

4   considering of evidence under any other statute, rule of                    

                                                                                

5   evidence, or case law.                                                      

                                                                                

6       (4) Evidence of an act occurring more than 10 years before                  

                                                                                

7   the charged offense is inadmissible under this section, unless              

                                                                                

8   the court determines that admitting this evidence is in the                 

                                                                                

9   interest of justice.                                                        

                                                                                

10      (5) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

11      (a) "Family or household member" means 1 of the following:                  

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) A spouse or former spouse.                                                      

                                                                                

13      (ii) An individual with whom the person resides or has                       

                                                                                

14  resided.                                                                    

                                                                                

15      (iii) An individual with whom the person has a child in                      

                                                                                

16  common.                                                                     

                                                                                

17      (b) "Offense involving domestic violence" means an occurrence               

                                                                                

18  of 1 or more of the following acts by a person that is not an act           

                                                                                

19  of self-defense:                                                            

                                                                                

20                                                                               (i) Causing or attempting to cause physical or mental harm to                       

                                                                                

21  a family or household member.                                               

                                                                                

22      (ii) Placing a family or household member in fear of physical                

                                                                                

23  or mental harm.                                                             

                                                                                

24      (iii) Causing or attempting to cause a family or household                   

                                                                                

25  member to engage in involuntary sexual activity by force, threat            

                                                                                

26  of force, or duress.                                                        

                                                                                

27      (iv) Engaging in activity toward a family or household member                


                                                                                

1   that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized,                    

                                                                                

2   frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested.