Martin v. State

Gary Martin was convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Kimberly Burris. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. This court affirmed Martin's conviction on direct appeal. Martin v. State , 346 Ark. 198, 57 S.W.3d 136 (2001). The present case is an appeal from the Lonoke County Circuit Court's denial of Martin's 2016 motion requesting DNA testing pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 16-112-201 et seq. (Repl. 2016), which permits postconviction testing of evidence under certain circumstances. We affirm.

Burris disappeared in July 1998. Her body was found in a freezer located in an…