In the Senate debate, Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, stripped language from the proposal that explicitly allowed the admittance of "excited utterance" evidence during prosecution of domestic violence. "Excited utterance" is an exception to the rules that bar hearsay evidence into courtrooms. The logic is that things said in excitement are more likely to be true.
With results still pouring in and Bush supporters celebrating across town, Missouri Democrats went about business as usual. Columbia Senator Ken Jacob spent the evening defending one of his bills in committee hearings -- instead of celebrating Al Gore's primary victory ...
Sen. Ken Jacob (D-Columbia) joined other lawmakers in a successful attempt to suspend debate on the motion until after the legislature's week-long spring break, which began today. Jacob says the Senate should not take any action on the federal gas tax until it can be thoroughly debated.
Going before the House Transportation Committee, the bill echoed Sen. Ken Jacob's, D-Columbia, nearly identical proposal heard by the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday.