23 chapters · 356 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9.1-1. Remedy — To whom available — Conditions
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(a) Any person who has been convicted of, or sentenced for, a crime, a violation of law, or a violation of probationary or deferred sentence status and who claims: (1) That the conviction or the sentence was in violation of the constitution of the United States or the constitutio…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9.1-10. Innocence protection — Definitions
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(a) “DNA Testing” means forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing. (b) “Agent” means a firm, person or corporation to whom the Rhode Island state police or local municipal police department entrusts or delivers evidence to undergo DNA testing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9.1-11. Innocence protection — Mandatory preservation of biological evidence
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(a) Mandatory preservation. During the term of the defendant’s incarceration resulting from his or her conviction after trial, the Rhode Island state police and each and every municipal police department in the state of Rhode Island, their agents, and any person to whom biologica…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-9.1-12. Innocence protection — DNA testing of evidence
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(a) Mandatory testing. After notice to the prosecution and a hearing, a justice of the superior court shall order testing after finding that: (1) A reasonable probability exists that petitioner would not have been prosecuted or convicted if exculpatory results had been obtained t…