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    Travis County District Attorney's Office

    P.O. Box 1748, Austin, Texas 78767

    José P. Garza

    District Attorney

    Trudy Strassburger

    First Assistant

  • Request for Review

    By Conviction Integrity Unit
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  • The purpose of this form is to request that the Conviction Integrity Unit of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office review a conviction to determine if it is a case of wrongful conviction or actual innocence.

    Please be advised: You must carefully read and sign the consent form on the next page before submitting this form. Your form will not be reviewed if you do not sign the consent form and sign at the end of the form.

     

    BY SIGNING BELOW, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT:

    • No information that you give us is protected by attorney-client privilege. The Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) does not represent you.
    • The CIU is a part of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. Our interest is in seeing that justice is done. By submitting this form, you are asking the CIU to investigate your claim of actual innocence or wrongful conviction.
    • The CIU cannot process this application without the agreement of the convicted person (defendant).
    • We recommend that you seek the advice of a lawyer regarding this process. If you are represented by an attorney, the CIU MUST communicate with your lawyer regarding the case.
    • The CIU looks at every claim that we receive, however we do not perform a full investigation of every claim. Because of the volume of cases under review, the CIU cannot promise that we will be able to process your claim quickly.

    Please read the consent form below carefully.

  • Consent Form

  • The prosecutors in the CIU at the District Attorney’s Office do not represent you and cannot offer you legal advice. A prosecutor cannot legally or ethically be your lawyer. If you do not understand any of the above, you should consult a lawyer immediately.

    I have read and understand all of the above statements. By initialing the statements and signing below, I understand and agree to comply with these terms. No one has told me to agree to anything that I oppose or do not understand. I have completed the above consent form voluntarily and of my own free will.

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  • Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU)

    Submission Form & Request for Reveiw

  • Please complete this form as fully as possible. If you are not the convicted person (defendant) please complete the form to the best of your abilities from the perspective of the defendant. If you do not know the answer to a question, you may leave it blank.

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    • Please note: If you are represented by a lawyer on this case, the CIU MUST communicate with your lawyer.

    • 16. Please provide the names of any people who know information about your claim of actual innocence or wrongful conviction.

      By writing these names, you are giving us permission to talk to these people about your case.

    • Person #1

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    • Person #3

    • 23. Please feel free to attach copies of any other records or materials that you would like the CIU to review.

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    • Defendant's Declaration

    • You must fill out this part or the CIU CANNOT review your case.

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    • “I declare under penalty of perjury that all of the information I have given the CIU in and with this form is true and correct.”

    • Executed on the    *   day of    *  (month),   *.

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    • Petitioner's Declaration

    • You must fill out this part or the CIU CANNOT review the defendant's case.

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    • "I am signing and presenting this CIU intake form on behalf of the defendant for the purpose of requesting a CIU investigation of the defendant’s case. The defendant has agreed to submitting this form and to requesting that the CIU investigate their case.

      I declare under penalty of perjury that, to the best of my knowledge, all of the information I have given the CIU in and with this form is true and correct."

    • Executed in    County, State of   , on the    *   day of    *  (month),   *.

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