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Committee pauses work on wrongful‑conviction bill after questions about bite‑mark language
Oregon State Senate Committee on Judiciary · February 11, 2026
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Summary
Senate staff described SB 15 15’s dash‑4 amendment altering wrongful‑conviction compensation and post‑conviction relief; the committee heard questions on whether new definitions of bite‑mark analysis could have unintended evidentiary consequences and recessed the work session to revisit the language.
Senate staff described SB 15 15, which modifies the wrongful‑conviction compensation process and post‑conviction relief by clarifying qualifying evidence, changing the definition of comparative bite‑mark analysis, and sunseting portions of post‑conviction…
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