Delaware IP: Pair of bills could help those wrongfully convicted
DOVER, Del. – Two bills that would give incarcerated individuals in Delaware a better chance to have their cases heard in court is making its way through the Delaware Senate.
Senate Bill 57 would eliminate the time bar from Delaware’s post-conviction DNA statute, allowing those convicted before the wide-spread use of DNA testing to now be able to access testing.
Meanwhile, Senate Bill 58 would provide a formal process for convicted individuals to challenge their convictions in court, that is, if the forensic evidence in their case has been discredited or new forensic evidence emerges.
“The folks that are wrongfully convicted in Delaware really need a door to have their cases heard again,” said Jessica Auletta, Co-Director of Innocence Project Delaware.
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