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NY S00729

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jose Peralta

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Actual Innocence Justice Act of 2011 to allow convicted persons to challenge their convictions based on demonstrated reasonable probability of innocence
  • Eliminates procedural and technical barriers that would otherwise prevent such challenges from being filed or considered
  • Provides a legal mechanism for individuals to prove actual innocence regardless of prior procedural deadlines or technical requirements under existing law
  • Allows convicted persons meeting the reasonable probability standard to have their convictions reviewed and potentially overturned

Legislative Description

Establishes the actual innocence justice act of 2011; clarifies that convicted persons who can demonstrate a reasonable probability that they are innocent will have the right to challenge their convictions under the law, notwithstanding any other procedural or technical provisions of law that would have prevented them from doing so.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/5/2011

Committee Referrals

Codes1/5/2011

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