Wyoming Statutes

§ 7-12-315 — (b) Notwithstanding any law or rule of procedure that bars a motion for a new trial as untimely, a convicted person may use the results of a DNA test ordered pursuant to this act as the grounds for filing a motion for a new trial

Wyoming·Title 07 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 12 APPEAL, EXCEPTIONS AND NEW TRIAL·Art. 3 NEW TRIAL
(c)A person convicted of a felony offense may, preliminary to the filing of a motion for a new trial, file a motion for post-conviction DNA testing in the district court that entered the judgment of conviction against hm if the movant asserts under oath and the motion includes a good faith, particularized factual basis containing the following information:
(i)Why DNA evidence is material to:
(A)The identity of the perpetrator of, or accomplice to, the crime;
(B)A sentence enhancement; or
(C)An aggravating factor alleged in a capital case.
(ii)That evidence is still in existence and is in a condition that allows DNA testing to be conducted;
(iii)That the chain of custody is sufficient to establish that the evidence has not been substituted, contaminated or altered in any material asp

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