Some Capital Convictions to be Reviewed after Innocence Commission Bill Approved
Alabama senators have voted to establish an innocence commission to review some capital convictions. Senators on Thursday voted 20-6 for the bill, sending it to the House of Representatives. Under the narrowly tailored-bill, the panel would review new evidence in death row cases that hadn’t previously been heard by a court. Republican Sen. Dick Brewbaker, the bill’s sponsor, said he…
