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DNA testing
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Project DNA: Missouri
By Colin Miller
MissouriThe pertinent portion of Missouri's postconviction DNA testing statute, Mo. Rev. State Section 547.035(5), states thatUpon the issuance of the order to show cause, the clerk shall notify the court…
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Project DNA: Massachusetts
By Colin Miller
MassachusettsThe pertinent portion of Massachusetts's postconviction DNA testing statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278A Section 3(d), provides that the court shall order postconviction DNA testing if, inter alia,The moving party shall file…
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Project DNA: Maryland
By Colin Miller
MarylandMaryland used to preclude pleading defendants from seeking postconviction DNA testing. In 2016, Maryland’s highest court found in Jamison v. State, 148 A.3d 1267, 1283–84 (Md. 2016), that the state’s postconviction…
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Project DNA: Louisiana
By Colin Miller
LouisianaThe pertinent portion of Louisiana's postconviction DNA testing statute, La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 926.1(B)(1), provides that a defendant seeking postconviction DNA testing must provide, inter alia, A factual explanation of…
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Project DNA: Iowa
By Colin Miller
IowaThe pertinent portion of Iowa's postconviction DNA testing statute, I.C.A. § 81.10(2)(b), provides in relevant part that a petition for postconviction DNA shall stateThe facts of the underlying case, as…
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Project DNA: Indiana
By Colin Miller
IndianaThe pertinent portion of Indiana's postconviction DNA testing statute, Ind. Code Ann. § 35-38-7-8(4), provides in relevant part that the court shall order postconviction DNA testing if(4) A reasonable probability…
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Project DNA: Florida
By Colin Miller
FloridaThe pertinent portions of Florida's postconviction DNA testing statute provide as follows:Section 925.11(1)(a)(2): A person who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony prior to July…
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Project DNA: Delaware
By Colin Miller
DelawareThe pertinent portion of Delaware's postconviction DNA testing statute, Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 4504(a)(3), provides in relevant part that:[A] motion may be granted if:....(3) The movant presents a prima…
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Project DNA: Colorado
By Colin Miller
ColoradoThe pertinent portion of California's postconviction DNA testing statute, Cal. Penal Code § 1405(f), provides in relevant part that:(1) A court shall not order DNA testing unless the petitioner demonstrates…
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Project DNA: Alaska
By Colin Miller
AlaskaThe pertinent portion of Alaska's postconviction DNA testing statute, AK Stat § 12.73.020 provides in relevant part thatThe court shall order post-conviction DNA testing of specific evidence if....(3) the applicant did…