GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1126

Short Title:  Homicide/Body is Prima Facie Evid.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Sands.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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May 11, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE BODY OF A VICTIM OF A HOMICIDE IS FOUND IN NORTH CAROLINA, THAT FACT IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE HOMICIDE WAS COMMITTED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 13 of Chapter 15 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 15-133.1.  Body of homicide victim found in North Carolina; prima facie evidence.
When the body of a person who died as a result of a homicide is found within this State, that fact is prima facie evidence that the person died as a result of a homicide committed within this State."
Sec. 2.  The title of Article 13 of Chapter 15 of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:
" Venue and Jurisdiction."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1993.