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Senate file 101 would narrow cutoff date for post-conviction DNA testing eligibility
Summary
A bill to change a statutory cutoff date for post-conviction DNA testing in Wyoming was introduced and discussed in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sponsors and witnesses argued the change would correct an unintended gap in the law; the committee left an initial vote open for absent members.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Olsen heard testimony on Senate file 101, a bill from Senator Landon that would change the statutory cutoff date limiting court-ordered post-conviction DNA testing. Senator Landon introduced the measure and explained the bill would move the critical cutoff from the year 2000 to 2008 to align with the year Wyoming enacted its post-conviction DNA statute.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Landon, said the statutory language in WS 712303 creates “an unintended consequence” because the 2000 cutoff prevents people convicted before 2008 from relying on a statutory decision that did not exist when they were convicted. He told the…
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