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Dubose v. State

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  • 662 So. 2d 1189
  • 1995 WL 124653

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  • holding that DNA evidence was \critical evidence\ because there was no other evidence, such as a confession, eyewitness testimony, or physical evidence, to connect the defendant to the crime
  • both citing Ake v. Oklahoma , 470 U.S. 68 , 105 S.Ct. 1087 , 84 L.Ed.2d 53 (1985)
  • due process guarantee of fundamental fairness applies in a case of nonpsychiatric expert assistance when an indigent defendant makes a proper showing that the requested assistance is needed for him to have `a fair opportunity to present his defense'
  • “Given the complexity of DNA technology, it is 20200091-CA 40 2024 UT App 74 State v. Gourdin doubtful that a defense attorney will have the requisite knowledge to effectively [examine such evidence] without expert assistance.”

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Judges: Shores

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