People v. Harper

*394 ¶ 1 In August 2016, defendant, Willie Harper, pro se filed a motion for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing pursuant to section 116-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) ( 725 ILCS 5/116-3 (West 2014) ). At the time of his filing, defendant was serving a 60-year sentence for the first degree murder of his wife ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2000) ). In March 2018, the trial court denied defendant's motion.

¶ 2 Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion for DNA testing because he stated a prima facie case that (1) identity was an issue at trial and…