Gov. Little to sign the Idaho wrongful conviction bill at Idaho Falls ceremony
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Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg and Christopher Tapp
IDAHO FALLS Gov. Brad Little will be in Idaho Falls Friday to sign the Wrongful Conviction Act.
The legislation, SB1027, provides state compensation for the wrongfully convicted in Idaho. The bill was brought to the Legislature by Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, and Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls. They worked alongside Christopher Tapp, a local man who was exonerated for the murder of Angie Dodge in 2019, after spending 20 years wrongfully imprisoned.
Tapp was exonerated based on new DNA evidence that identified the real perpetrator many years after Tapp was coerced into falsely confessing to the crime, according to a news release from Little’s office. Tapp was convicted despite no physical evidence connecting him to the crime.
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