Date: March 22, 1965
Subject: Toughen D.C. Criminal Laws
Description: Passage of the bill amending the District of Columbia crime laws to nullify the Mallory and Durham rules of evidence, allow investigative arrests, establish robbery as a crime of violence, set mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes and provide new controls over obscene materials.
Result: Bill Passed, 251-131
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