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SB 609 Claims; Troy D. Hopkins.

Introduced by: Benjamin J. Lambert III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Claims; Troy D. Hopkins.  Provides relief for Troy D. Hopkins in the amount of $229,419 to be paid by August 1, 2006. Mr. Hopkins was convicted of murder in 1990 and sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment. Subsequently, another individual admitted to committing the murder. In 1992, Adrian Epps signed an affidavit confessing to the crime for which Mr. Hopkins had been convicted.  Mr. Hopkins was paroled in 2001 and granted an absolute pardon on August 5, 2005.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Claims; Troy D. Hopkins.  Provides relief for Troy D. Hopkins in the amount of $1 million to be paid by August 1, 2006. Mr. Hopkins was convicted of murder in 1990 and sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment. Subsequently, another individual admitted to committing the murder. Requests by Mr. Hopkins for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence were denied. Mr. Hopkins was paroled in 2001 and granted an absolute pardon on August 5, 2005.