Cook v. State

Thomas Dwayne Cook v. State of Maryland, No. 14, September Term, 2023. Opinion by Eaves, J. MD. CODE ANN., CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ARTICLE § 8-201 – POST- CONVICTION DNA TESTING – EXCULPATORY OR MITIGATING EVIDENCE Section 8-201(d)(1) of the Criminal Procedure Article of the Maryland Code provides that a person convicted of a crime of violence is entitled to post-conviction DNA testing if “a reasonable probability exists that the DNA testing has the scientific potential to produce exculpatory or mitigating evidence relevant to a claim of wrongful conviction or sentencing[]” and “the requested DNA…