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No it doesn't. "Wrongful conviction" is a term of art with a very specific meaning here. Likewise "fees".


nativeit says that it doesn't apply to those who were not wrongfully convicted, then an authoritative source is presented that clearly states that it does apply to those who were not wrongfully convicted, and your counterclaim is that "wrongfully convicted" is a term of art with a specific legal meaning?

What on Earth???


Getting released before serving your entire sentence is not a wrongful conviction.


No one claimed it is.


That's literally the scenario

That's why this whole thing doesn't apply. "Wrongful conviction" is a very narrow term.


Tell that to the person who said that it doesn't apply to those who were not wrongfully convicted, using those exact words, not the person who is providing authoritative references stating that it does.




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