Document Type
Peach Sheet
Abstract
This Act establishes a statutory framework to compensate individuals wrongfully convicted and incarcerated in Georgia. Also known as the Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation Act, the Act allows eligible claimants to seek financial compensation through the Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH). The Act also entitles criminal defendants to recover attorney’s fees and costs if a case is dismissed after the original prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct. Compensation awards are to be paid from a newly established state trust fund, and sovereign immunity is expressly waived to permit these claims.
Recommended Citation
Tristan J. Fields & Jade R. Flack,
SB 244 - Criminal Procedure,
42
Ga. St. U. L. Rev.
93
(2025).
Available at:
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol42/iss1/14