Sec. 79.039. EXONERATION REPORT. (a) Each legal clinic or program in this state that is operated by a law school and that receives financial support from the commission shall submit to the commission an annual report regarding criminal cases: (1) in which the clinic or program has provided legal services to an indigent defendant during the preceding calendar year; and (2) in which: (A) based on a finding of actual innocence, the court of criminal appeals overturns a conviction; or (B) the governor issues a pardon based on actual innocence. (b) The report required under Subsection (a) must: (1) identify each likely cause of a wrongful conviction listed in the report; and (2) recommend to the judiciary and the legislature best practices, policies, and statutory changes to address or mitigate those likely causes with respect to future criminal cases.
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