TRUTH Act

Summary

Right to Use Technology in the Hunt for Truth Act or TRUTH Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow a court, on a motion of a defendant, to order forensic DNA testing on evidence that was secured in the defendant's trial which resulted in the defendant's conviction, but that was not subject to such testing because the technology was not available at the time of trial. Requires the defendant to present a prima facie case that: (1) identity was an issue in the trial; and (2) the evidence has been subject to a chain of custody sufficient to establish that it has not been substituted, tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material aspect. Directs the court to allow the testing upon a determination that: (1) the result of the testing has the scientific potential to produce new, noncumulative evidence materially relevant to the defendant's assertion of actual innocence; and (2) the testing requested employs a scientific method generally accepted within the relevant scientific community.

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Timeline

1. 5 November 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 November 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 November 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 November 1999 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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