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Ind. Code § 35-38-7-5

Petition to require testing

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne (2009)

Most recently applied in District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne (June 2009)

As added by P.L.49-2001, SEC.2

Sec. 5. A person who was convicted of and sentenced for an offense may file a written petition with the court that sentenced the petitioner for the offense to require the forensic DNA testing and analysis of any evidence that:

(1) is:

(A) in the possession or control of a court or the state; or

(B) otherwise contained in the Indiana DNA data base established under IC 10-13-6;

(2) is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the person's conviction; and

(3) may contain biological evidence.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.