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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 30, 1993
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) expert testimony concerning the nature and effect of domestic violence, including descriptions of the experiences of battered women, should be admissible when offered in a State court by a defendant in a criminal case to assist the trier of fact in understanding the behavior, beliefs, or perceptions of such defendant in a domestic relationship in which abuse has occurred; (2) a witness should be qualified to testify as an expert witness, with respect to a case in which abuse has occurred, based upon the witness's knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, and should be permitted to testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise; and (3) domestic relationships about which such expert testimony should be admissible include relationships between spouses, former spouses, cohabitants, former cohabitants, partners or former partners, and between persons who are in, or have been in, a dating, courtship, or intimate relationship.
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Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14801)
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14801)
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4031-4032)
Introduced in Senate
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