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Bill gives wrongfully convicted new chance at freedom

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//March 10, 2021//

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Bill gives wrongfully convicted new chance at freedom

Bill gives wrongfully convicted new chance at freedom

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//March 10, 2021//

Arizonans who contend they were wrongfully convicted could get a new way of trying to exonerate themselves. Without dissent, members of the House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform approved legislation...

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Tags: Timothy Sparling, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Hope DeLap, Warren Petersen, House Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, Arizona Justice Project

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