Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…

Posted on February 27, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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  • State of Washington considers exoneree compensation bill
  • On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two habeas cases with relevance to innocence work
  • Exoneree Bill Dillon to speak at the University of North Carolina
  • Wyoming waits to finally find the answer, innocent or guilty, as DNA testing begins in its first post-conviction DNA testing case.
  • Citing Michael Morton’s wrongful murder conviction, Texas state Sen. John Whitmire filed a bill Tuesday that would reset the statute of limitations for exonerated Texans who allege that a prosecutor improperly hid evidence or information favorable to the defense.  Senate Bill 825 would give exonerees four years from the date of their release from prison to file a grievance with the State Bar of Texas, which oversees attorney discipline. The statute of limitations currently begins at the time a violation occurs, though it allows time to be extended if a violation could not be discovered earlier because of “fraud or concealment.”
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