Bill gives wrongfully convicted new chance at freedom
Bill gives wrongfully convicted new chance at freedom Arizonans who contend they were wrongfully convicted could get a new way of trying to exonerate themselves. Without dissent, members of the House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform approved legislation Wednesday that sets up procedures by which an inmate can seek forensic examination of items that were not tested at the time of the trial because the technology was not available at the time. SB1469, already approved by the Senate, now goes to the full House. There is precedent for the proposal by Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert. In 2010 l...
Source: azcapitoltimes.com