Amendment ID: H5112-3

Amendment 3

Detention Order

Messrs. Tarr, Fattman and O'Connor move to amend the bill by inserting after section _ the following:-

SECTION_. Section 58A of said chapter 276, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 102 to 108, the second sentence of subsection (3) and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences:-  A person detained under this subsection shall be detained until the disposition of the case; provided that the person shall be entitled to a speedy trial and shall be brought to trial as soon as reasonably possible and in any case within the time limit mandated pursuant to Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 36 (b); and further provided that the person’s case shall be given priority over other cases, as required by Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 36(a)(1).  Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or limiting the requirements and provisions of Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 36.