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Supporters urge narrow post-conviction pathway for cases tied to discredited forensics; district attorneys raise operational concerns
Summary
SB 1515 A would reform Oregon’s wrongful-conviction compensation process and create a narrow post-conviction review path for convictions based on discredited forensic methods; advocates and exonerees supported the bill while the Oregon District Attorneys Association opposed it over scope, guilty-plea coverage, and resource issues.
The House Rules Committee heard emotional and technical testimony on SB 1515 A, a measure that would change Oregon’s wrongful-conviction compensation statute and create a targeted post-conviction relief process for convictions relying on certain discredited forensic disciplines.
Senator Kim Thatcher, sponsor in the committee, said the bill fixes two problems: improving compensation for the…
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