Shepperson v. State

Travis Rashad Shepperson v. State of Maryland, No. 36, September Term, 2024, Opinion by Killough, J. MD. CODE ANN., CRIM. PROC. § 8-201 – DNA APPEALS – ABUSE OF DISCRETION – NO DETECTABLE DNA RESULTS Maryland Code Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”) § 8-201(b)(1) provides that an eligible person convicted of a crime of violence may file a petition for postconviction DNA testing of evidence possessed by the State that is related to the judgment of conviction. A petitioner may file a motion for a new trial based on such DNA testing. Under CP § 8-201(i), the postconviction court shall dismiss a…