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Criminal

Sep. 18, 2020

San Francisco DA to work with volunteer Innocence Commission to review past convictions

The commission will evaluate available evidence in cases where an incarcerated person asserts they were wrongfully convicted and then vote on whether to recommend that DA Chesa Boudin seek to vacate the conviction.

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said Thursday he will form a post-conviction unit within his office consisting of a group of prosecutors who will work with a new, volunteer Innocence Commission to review legally questionable convictions.

The commission will consist of six legal experts from Northern California, including retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell and Linda Starr, executive direct...

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