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Before applying you MUST read this VERY CAREFULLY:

DO NOT APPLY if:

  • You committed any of the crimes for which you were convicted. If you apply to us and we confirm that you did it, we must turn that evidence over to the district attorney’s office.
  • You committed the crimes for which you were convicted, but claim you have a defense: we will reject your claim for legal defenses such as insanity, coercion or self-defense. You must not have participated in the crime at all, either in planning, execution, follow-up or cover-up.
  • You were adjudicated delinquent as a juvenile and not convicted as an adult
  • Your case is pending, and you have not been convicted yet
  • You were not convicted in North Carolina
  • You are making a claim on behalf of someone who has died
  • You are a family member or friend: the claimants themselves must apply. If there
    are issues with their ability to do so, please contact us.

You SHOULD APPLY if:

  • You were convicted in North Carolina
  • You were convicted of a class A-E felony or must register as a sex offender because of your conviction (even if it was a misdemeanor)
  • You were convicted of involuntary manslaughter
  • You were convicted of COMMON LAW robbery
  • You were convicted of safecracking
  • You are claiming total innocence of all charges for which you were convicted: i.e., the crime did not happen or someone other than you committed the crime without you taking any part in it
  • You have evidence that was NOT heard already at trial or by a Judge during a Motion for Appropriate Relief or that you DID NOT know about before you pleaded guilty

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