State Of Washington v. Michael v. Tovar

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 70721-3-1 Respondent, v. MICHAEL V. TOVAR, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. FILED: February 9, 2015 Verellen, A.C.J. — Michael Tovar appeals from an order denying his motion for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. Tovar seeks DNA testing of biological samples in the rape kit from his 2010 second degree rape conviction. He contends that the victim's credibility would be impeached through a favorable DNA test and would raise a reasonable probability of his innocence. But unlike postconviction…