A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 16 of chapter X (MCL 770.16), as amended by 2015 PA 229.
Amends Michigan's criminal procedure code to expand and clarify the process for post-conviction DNA testing, making it more accessible for defendants to challenge convictions based on new or improved DNA evidence.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
