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Dinkins v. State

Citations

  • 84 S.W.3d 639
  • 2002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 157
  • 2002 WL 31019344

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  • holding that because appellant failed to provide facts in support of his motion, court could not determine that trial court erred in denying DNA testing request
  • holding that because appellant failed to provide facts in support of his motion, court could not determine that trial court erred in denying DNA testing request
  • noting that a trial court is never required to grant a convicted person’s request for testing absent such a showing
  • stating that a trial court is never required to grant a motion for DNA testing absent a showing under 64.03(a)(2)(A)
  • stating that the trial court is never required to grant a motion for DNA testing absent a showing that a reasonable probability exists that exculpatory DNA testing would prove innocence
  • stating trial court is never required to grant a motion for DNA testing absent a showing under 64.03(a)(2)(A)

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Judges: Meyers, Keller, Price, Johnson, Hervey, Holcomb, Cochran, Womack, Keasler

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