Howard v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Joseph L. Howard appeals from the denial of his post-conviction motion for deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”) testing filed pursuant to OCGA § 5-5-41 (c). Discerning no reversible error, we affirm.

In 1989, a jury found Howard guilty of burglary and rape, and the trial court sentenced him to 20 years and life imprisonment, respectively. In Howard’s direct appeal, this Court affirmed the conviction in an unpublished opinion, Case No. A90A0469, on May 9, 1990. Twenty years later, Howard filed this pro se “Request for D.N.A. Testing,” seeking the production of all physical evidence and…