HB 423 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Writ of actual innocence; previously unknown or unavailable nonbiological evidence.

Summary
Writ of actual innocence; previously unknownor unavailable nonbiological evidence; contents and form of petition.Changes the requirement that a petitioner allege in a writ of actualinnocence based on nonbiological evidence previously unknown or unavailablethat such previously unknown or unavailable evidence is such as couldnot, by the exercise of diligence, have been discovered or obtainedbefore the expiration of 21 days following entry of the final orderof conviction or adjudication of delinquency by the circuit courtto instead require that the petitioner allege such evidence was not discovered or obtained prior to such expiration of 21 days.
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Jan 2022
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Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Feb 11, 2022
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Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
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Feb 7, 2022
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Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
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Jan 11, 2022
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Jan 11, 2022
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102523D
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Charniele Herring
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