{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-157","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 29-2-157","heading":"Evidence of Innocence.","body":"For purposes of determination of eligibility for compensation for wrongful incarceration, innocence shall be evidenced by at least one of the following:\n(1) The conviction vacated or reversed and the accusatory instrument dismissed on grounds of innocence; or\n(2) The accusatory instrument dismissed on a ground consistent with innocence.","path":["Title 29 Legislature.","Chapter 2 Permanent Legislative Committees.","Article 9 Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=29-2-157","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"64ee970a85b303c49a1d262a7ac91d26c950f08d7c2818c90dc9a4a7d4d3eb14","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-156","next":"us-al/ala.-code-29-2-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}