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Does SJR 14 apply to all post-conviction cases, or just death penalty cases?

April 26, 2017cases death penalty Post-Conviction sjr

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Does SJR 14 apply to all post-conviction cases, or just death penalty cases?

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• SJR 14 applies to all post-conviction cases. Death row inmates have an incentive to bring frivolous claims for the purpose of delaying their executions. Consequently, the most abusive post-conviction cases involve death row inmates. But other inmates also abuse the system.