State v. Thompson
The New Jersey Supreme Court dealt with N.J.S.A. 2C:1-6(c), which states that a statute of limitations does not start to run until the State has both the physical evidence and
June 2, 2022
The New Jersey Supreme Court dealt with N.J.S.A. 2C:1-6(c), which states that a statute of limitations does not start to run until the State has both the physical evidence and
Read this opinion for a primer on PCRA petitions requesting DNA testing. The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of the defendant’s petition, which sought post-conviction DNA testing. Twenty years
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the defendant’s PCRA petition. The defendant filed a petition for DNA testing. The lower court granted the petition. The defendant
The New Jersey Appellate Division ruled that the trial court erred when it permitted certain DNA evidence to be admitted against the defendant in his trial that resulted in a
In Commonwealth v. Sims, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of Appellant’s fourth PCRA petition. The petition, titled “Motion for DNA Testing,” was comprised of allegations of
In State v. Pickett, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a massive constitutional ruling that will reverberate well beyond New Jersey’s borders. After a shooting, police recovered a gun. The
In Commonwealth v. Robinson, the Superior Court ruled that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s pretrial motion for a continuance to obtain DNA testing on a
The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994. His most recent of many PCRA petitions was on appeal in the Superior Court when, under section 9543.1 of the Post
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