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Jan 20, 2003 criminal-law affidavits-of-desistance recantation attempted-rape evidence supreme-court

Affidavits of Desistance: When Do They Overturn a Guilty Verdict?

When can an affidavit of desistance overturn a guilty verdict? The Supreme Court explains in Santos v. People.