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
(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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Wyoming § 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) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Nearby Sections
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§ 7-12-101
Manner of appeal§ 7-12-104
Decision of supreme court upon bill§ 7-12-201
Disposition of defendant§ 7-12-301
Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 46, § 2§ 7-12-302
Short title§ 7-12-306
Designation of testing laboratory§ 7-12-307
Discovery§ 7-12-308
Right to counsel§ 7-12-309
Costs of testing§ 7-12-310
Order following testing