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NY S00729
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Jose Peralta
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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
Full Bill Text
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