This bill would create the Alabama Innocence Inquiry Commission within the Administrative Office of Courts and would provide for the duties and functions of the commission.
This bill would establish a procedure by which a person convicted of a felony could petition for a hearing before the commission in order to present credible, verifiable evidence of innocence that has not previously been presented at trial or considered at a hearing granted through postconviction relief.
This bill would authorize the commission to hear the evidence and, at its discretion, refer the case back to the court of original jurisdiction for additional judicial review.
This bill would specify that there is a moratorium on executions until June 1, 2017.
Engrossed
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 559
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 558
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Brewbaker motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 557
Brewbaker first Substitute Offered
Brewbaker motion to Table adopted Voice Vote
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Reported from Judiciary as Favorable with 1 substitute
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature