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At any time, any person convicted of a crime, or found not guilty by reason of a mental disease or defect, may apply for post-conviction DNA testing through the convicting court. Effective: 2001; Amended most recently: 2009.


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DNA Exonerations Nationwide

Murder Case Against Ralph Armstrong Dismissed After Prosecutor Hid Evidence of His Innocence

Access To Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Access to the Truth: New DNA Access Laws Take Root

Victim's Family Joins Federal Lawsuit for DNA Testing That Could Overturn a Wrongful Conviction and Solve a Cold Case

Michigan's Post-Conviction DNA Testing Law Set to Expire if State Senate Doesn't Act

Ongoing Cases: The Search for Evidence and the Fight for DNA Testing

Innocence Project Applauds Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Jeffrey MacDonald Case Saying Court Must Consider All Evidence of Innocence When Considering Innocence Claims

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