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Supporters of SB 141 seek narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three‑year new‑trial deadline
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Senate Bill 141 would create a limited exception to New Hampshire’s three‑year deadline to seek a new trial when newly discovered or newly discredited forensic evidence emerges, sponsor Sen. Gannon told the Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 141 would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three‑year deadline to petition for a new trial when new scientific evidence or newly discovered evidence suggests a wrongful conviction, sponsor Sen. Gannon told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supporters, including the New England Innocence Project and the Innocence Project, said the change would give wrongfully convicted people a pathway back into court when advances in forensic science or newly discovered evidence arise years after conviction. ‘‘The only thing we are trying to do is alter the time for when someone can apply for a new trial, not whether it will be granted or not,’’ Cynthia Musso, staff attorney with the New England…
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