ASSEMBLY AGENDA

for the

Committee on Judiciary

  Day  Tuesday          Date  February 8, 2005       Time   8:00 a.m.           Room  3138

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(R#) Indicates the reprint number of the bill/resolution being considered.

PLEASE PROVIDE 19 COPIES OF YOUR EXHIBITS AND NOTES.

Opening remarks and introduction of committee members and staff.

          Assemblyman Bernie Anderson.

Adoption of Standing Committee Rules.

Staff presentation of Committee Brief and overview of session deadlines.

Allison Combs, Committee Policy Analyst, Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB).

          Katie Miles, Senior Research Analyst, Research Division, LCB.

Staff presentation of legal issues relevant to the Committee.

          R. René Yeckley, Committee Counsel, Legal Division, LCB.

Presentation – Nevada Criminal Law, Jurisdiction, and Procedure.

          Ben Graham, Nevada District Attorneys’ Association

          Howard Brooks, Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Presentation – Overview of Department of Corrections.

          Jackie Crawford, Director, Department of Corrections.

Committee introductions of bills and resolutions.

Committee organizational business and comments from members.