State v. Putnam

DIETZ, Judge.

Defendant Tracy L. Putnam appeals from convictions of statutory sexual offense and indecent liberties with a child. On appeal, Putnam argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for pre-trial DNA testing of a tampon used by the 14-year-old victim, S.R. The victim testified that Putnam touched the tampon when he threw it into a wooded area, from which police recovered it several weeks later. Putnam argues that the absence of his DNA on that tampon would undermine the victim's testimony that Putnam touched the tampon before he sexually assaulted her.

Putnam also argues…