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House creates new pathway for people who pleaded guilty to seek review on evidence of innocence
Summary
Lawmakers approved a bill establishing a statutory mechanism for individuals who entered guilty pleas to petition the court with non-scientific evidence of actual innocence; sponsors said it codifies a compromise with prosecutors and the Innocence Project.
The Tennessee House passed legislation on April 8 creating a statutory pathway for people who entered guilty pleas to seek judicial review when new evidence of actual innocence emerges.
Representative Freeman, sponsor of House Bill 601, said current law provided no clear route for people who pleaded guilty but later developed credible non-scientific evidence of innocence to return to court. "This bill solves that problem by creating a pathway for…
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