NY S00729 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-12 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Establishes the actual innocence justice act of 2012; clarifies that convicted persons who can demonstrate a reasonable probability that they are innocent will have the right to challenge their convictions under the law, notwithstanding any other procedural or technical provisions of law that would have prevented them from doing so.

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Title

Establishes the actual innocence justice act of 2012; clarifies that convicted persons who can demonstrate a reasonable probability that they are innocent will have the right to challenge their convictions under the law, notwithstanding any other procedural or technical provisions of law that would have prevented them from doing so.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-12SenateCOMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2012-02-27SenateNOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
2012-01-12SenatePRINT NUMBER 729A
2012-01-12SenateAMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
2012-01-04SenateREFERRED TO CODES
2011-01-05SenateREFERRED TO CODES

Same As/Similar To

A06551 (Same As) 2012-01-27 - print number 6551a

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