State v. Byers

McGEE, Chief Judge.

Terraine Sanchez Byers ("Defendant") was convicted of first-degree murder of his former girlfriend and first-degree burglary on 3 March 2004. After exhausting his direct appeal, Defendant filed a pro se motion for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269 on 31 July 2017. The trial court entered an order dated 3 August 2017 denying Defendant's motion. Defendant appeals and argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for post-conviction DNA testing. We agree.

I. Factual and Procedural History

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder…