U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California Conviction Integrity Committee

Application To Be Completed By Individual Seeking Review of Prior Conviction in the Northern District of California

The Conviction Integrity Committee of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California (the “Committee”) will review innocence claims relating to convictions in the Northern District of California that meet the following criteria:

1. Claims must be non-frivolous and based on facts (not legal issues).
2. The applicant must assert that he or she did not commit the crime(s) which he or she stands convicted.
3. The applicant must identify new, credible, material facts that are capable of being investigated and substantiated.
4. Case records necessary for re-investigation must be available for review.
5. Committee inquiries are non-adversarial and cooperative processes.
6. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Committee will not consider applications where the applicant currently has other legal process underway (such as a habeas petition or a civil lawsuit).

If you believe you are innocent of a crime for which you have been convicted in the Northern District of California, meet the above criteria, and would like the Conviction Integrity Committee to review your innocence claim, please download and complete the following application.

NDCA Conviction Integrity Program Application