Innocence Project: DE Sen. Hoffner Advocates Push for Post-conviction Reform with Suite of Bills
Delaware State Senator Kyra Hoffner (D-14) and Innocence Project Delaware have announced a suite of three reform bills that push for post-conviction reform. Senate Bills 214, 57 and 58 are aimed at addressing wrongful convictions and cold cases in Delaware.
Senate Bill 214 would mandate the proper preservation and retention of biological evidence from crime scenes. Delaware is one of 6 states without a formal evidence preservation statute.
SB 57 would modernize Delaware’s post-conviction DNA statute and SB 58 would create a formal process for innocent individuals to challenge their convictions in court if forensic evidence in their case has been discredited or new forensic evidence emerges.
Since 1989 only five people are known to have been exonerated in Delaware in contrast to nearly 4000 recorded nationwide.
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