SB266 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Forensic DNA testing, provide for DNA testing in additional circumstances, provide for procedure, Sec. 15-18-200 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, only a petitioner convicted of capital murder may request forensic DNA testing of evidence from the investigation or trial</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow additional petitioners to request forensic DNA testing of evidence by expanding the list of eligible crimes</p><p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a court may grant a petitioner's request for DNA testing when the petitioner proves the testing would demonstrate the petitioner's factual innocence of the offense committed</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require a petitioner to demonstrate by reasonable probability that he or she would not have been convicted or would have received a lesser sentence in order to get a court to grant a request for DNA testing</p><p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, DNA testing is limited to previously untested evidence</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow DNA testing for previously untested evidence or previously tested evidence in order to gain more probative results</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to criminal procedure; to amend Section 15-18-200, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for requests for DNA testing of evidence by certain petitioners; to establish procedures and standards for granting a motion requesting DNA testing; and to provide retroactive testing under certain circumstances. </p>

Subjects

Criminal Procedure