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2018 SESSION
HB 104 Writ of actual innocence; a person may petition based on biological evidence regardless of plea.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Petition for writ of actual innocence. Provides that a person may petition for a writ of actual innocence based on biological evidence regardless of the type of plea he entered at trial. Under current law, a person may petition for a writ based on biological evidence if he (i) entered a plea of not guilty, (ii) is convicted of murder, or (iii) is convicted of a felony for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for life. The bill also clarifies that the Attorney General may join a petition for a writ of actual innocence filed in connection with an adjudication of delinquency.
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HISTORY
- 12/13/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103265D
- 12/13/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/07/18 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/18 House: Left in Courts of Justice