Legislation
- Title
- Criminal Procedure - Postconviction - DNA Testing and Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence
- Sponsored by
- Delegate Dumais
- Status
- In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Clarifying the group of persons who may file a certain petition for postconviction DNA testing or a database or log search; requiring a court to order a new trial or vacate a conviction under certain circumstances for certain classes of persons filing for postconviction DNA testing; establishing a standard required to file a writ of actual innocence by a person convicted as a result of a guilty plea, an Alford plea, or a plea of nolo contendere; authorizing a court to order a new trial or vacate a certain conviction; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Judicial Proceedings
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8-201, 8-301 )
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