Wilson v. Marshall (MAG2)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION BETTY WILSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 2:14-CV-1106-RAH ) (WO) MADISON COUNTY DISTRICT ) ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiff Betty Wilson (“Wilson”), a state prisoner serving a life sentence for capital murder, filed this lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the State of Alabama’s DNA testing statute,

Ala. Code § 15-18

- 200, and the state court’s denial of her efforts to obtain DNA testing under that statute. This…