State v. Scott
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court denying Appellant's petition for postconviction DNA testing, holding that the postconviction DNA testing sought by Appellant was outcome determinative as required by Ohio Rev. Code 2953.74(C)(4) and (5).
Appellant was convicted of murder, assault, and rape and sentenced to fifteen years to life. Appellant later filed a petition for postconviction DNA testing. The trial court denied the application, concluding that it did not satisfy the "outcome determinative" standard set forth in Ohio Rev. Code 2953.74(D). The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the lower courts abused their discretion by unreasonably concluding that there was not a strong probability that a reasonable fact-finder would have found Defendant guilty if a DNA test result excluding Defendant had been presented at trial.
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