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If the wrongfully convicted person "did not by his own conduct cause or bring about his conviction," he/she is eligible (within two years from release or pardon) for twice the amount of their income in the year prior to incarceration or $20,000 per year of incarceration, whichever is greater. Effective: 1997. Read the statute: NJ Stat Ann - 52:4C-1 to 4C-6 | Facts on Post-Conviction DNA Exonerations Charges Dropped in Larry Peterson Case After Nearly a Year of Legal Limbo Newark Man's Conviction for 1995 Murder Should Be Tossed Based on DNA Testing and Other New Evidence A New Jersey Case Starkly Illustrates Problems Locating Evidence New Jersey Judge to Hear Case on Eyewitness Guidelines Compensating The Wrongly Convicted A life stolen, a long road back |
