Legal Opinion
In Re Allen
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 2012No. 10-0886PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wainwright
Under the Tim Cole Act (Act or TCA), formerly known as the Texas Wrongful Imprisonment Act, a wrongfully imprisoned person may seek compensation from the state for the period of wrongful impris onment. 1 Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code § 103.001(a). A person is entitled to compensation if the person 1) has served in whole or in part a sentence in prison under the laws of this state, and 2) has been granted habeas relief on a court determination that he is “actually innocent” of the crime for which he was sentenced. 2 Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code § 103.001(a)(1), (a)(2)(B). Additionally, the…
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