Legal Opinion
Knighten v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 4, 2002No. 2D02-79PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
829 So.2d 249 (2002)
Toney KNIGHTEN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D02-79.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
September 4, 2002.
DAVIS, Judge.
Toney Knighten appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction DNA testing brought pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.853. Knighten seeks DNA testing of pubic hair found at the crime scene that was identified at the time of trial as being consistent with his pubic hair and that was heavily relied upon by the State in convicting him. He maintains that he is innocent of the crime and that the hair is…
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