Section 79.039 - Exoneration Report(a) Each legal clinic or program in this state that is operated by a law school and that receives financial support from the commission shall submit to the commission an annual report regarding criminal cases:(1) in which the clinic or program has provided legal services to an indigent defendant during the preceding calendar year; and(2) in which: (A) based on a finding of actual innocence, the court of criminal appeals overturns a conviction; or(B) the governor issues a pardon based on actual innocence.(b) The report required under Subsection (a) must:(1) identify each likely cause of a wrongful conviction listed in the report; and(2) recommend to the judiciary and the legislature best practices, policies, and statutory changes to address or mitigate those likely causes with respect to future criminal cases.Tex. Gov't. Code § 79.039
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.