legislation: 106-hr-4980

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106-hr-4980 106 hr 4980 Scientific Certainty in Sentencing Act of 2000 Crime and Law Enforcement 2000-07-26 2000-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] WI R S000244 0 Scientific Certainty in Sentencing Act of 2000 - Provides for: (1) the performance of post- conviction forensic DNA testing of prisoners where the technology for such testing was not available at the time of the applicant's trial or at the time of any earlier test; and (2) the preservation of any biological material relating to the trial of a defendant throughout the defendant's incarceration pursuant to conviction. 2025-08-20T14:18:15Z  

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