H.B. 154
         EXONERATION AND INNOCENCE ASSISTANCE

house floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 14, 2007 10:00 am



Representative David Litvack proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 6, Lines 164 through 165 :    

             164      of one or more offenses of which the person was convicted
{   and all lesser included offenses

             165      relating to those offenses  
}
, the court shall order that those convictions be vacated with prejudice

2.    Page 6, Line 169 :    

             169      convincing evidence that the person
{   is   } [actually]      {   factually innocent of   }        did not commit       one or more offenses of


3.    Page 6, Line 171 :    

             171      that the person
{   is   } [actually]      {   factually innocent of all   }        did not commit any       lesser included offenses relating to those


4.    Page 6, Line 178 :    

             178      offenses the person is challenging
  and does not find that Subsection (2)(c) applies       , the court shall deny the person's petition regarding the


5.    Page 9, Lines 262 through 264 :    

             262      evidence that the petitioner
{   is   } :

             263          (a)
  is       factually innocent of one or more offenses of which he was convicted      {   and all lesser

             264      included offenses relating to those offenses  
}
, the court shall order that those convictions be

6.    Page 9, Line 266 :    

             266          (b)
{   factually innocent of   }        did not commit       one or more offenses of which the petitioner was convicted,


7.    Page 9, Lines 267 through 268 :    

             267      but the court does not find by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner
{   is factually

             268      innocent of all  
}
  did not commit any       lesser included offenses relating to those offenses, the court shall modify the


8.    Page 9, Line 273 :    

             273      challenging
  and does not find that Subsection (4)(b) applies       , the court shall deny the petition regarding the offense or offenses.


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