Summary
In Nelson, the Supreme Court held that state statutes violated due process by requiring defendants whose convictions have been reversed or vacated to prove their innocence by clear and convincing evidence to obtain the refund of costs, fees, and restitution paid pursuant to the invalid conviction.
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No. 16–8135 (16A858).
03-07-2017
Rolando RUIZ, applicant, v. Lorie DAVIS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division.
Application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice THOMAS and by him referred to the Court denied.