History
In 2002, the first U.S. state to develop an Innocence commission was North Carolina. The Innocence Commission was developed to rehear cases where the accused and their advocates claim wrongful conviction. The commission was founded after a series of high-profile cases of conviction were overturned.
The law is modeled after one of the United Kingdom .
Retired Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. led the panel that recommended the new process to the State.
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