State v. George

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 112,224 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. GREGORY MARK GEORGE, JR., Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. After a district court appoints counsel and conducts a nonevidentiary hearing, its denial of a K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-2512 petition for DNA testing presents a question of law over which an appellate court exercises unlimited review. 2. In evaluating a petition for DNA testing pursuant to K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-2512, the district court is charged with the responsibility of assessing the exculpatory and cumulative nature of each item proposed to be…