SB0256 amends Tennessee's post-conviction relief laws to allow for petitions based on new evidence of actual innocence.
SB0256 introduces changes to Tennessee's post-conviction relief laws, allowing individuals convicted of a crime to petition for relief based on new evidence of actual innocence. The bill defines "actual innocence" as new evidence that establishes innocence by clear and convincing evidence or creates a substantial probability of a different result on retrial. The attorney general and reporter must represent the state for petitions seeking review of a judgment imposing a sentence of death, while the district attorney general must represent the state for all other petitions.
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