Support New Hampshire House Bill 1422 to Identify and Reveal Wrongful Convictions

Tell lawmakers to pass House Bill 1422 out of the House Judiciary Committee.

The ability to file a motion for a new trial is a critical post-conviction tool that helps identify wrongful convictions. Unfortunately in New Hampshire, there is a strict three-year deadline to file a motion for a new trial.

This restriction means that even if Granite Staters have newly discovered evidence of innocence, they are outright denied an opportunity to file a petition to be heard.

HB 1422 would create a narrow exception to the three-year time bar, allowing the innocent to file a motion after three years if there is newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding in this case.

We know that many exonerees have had to wait years before new evidence was uncovered in their cases, or new forensic testing or scientific understanding was available. There should never be a hard deadline when it comes to filing a motion to prove innocence.

Take action and urge your lawmakers to pass HB 1422 out of committee.

This campaign is in partnership with the New England Innocence Project.