State v. Stewart

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

Zackary Lee Stewart was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He appeals after being denied a new trial, asserting that a new trial is warranted because newly discovered evidence indicates that his brother-in-law, whose DNA was found on a bloody hat at the crime scene, stated that he had killed someone and that he was present at the victim’s murder. Zackary argues that this new evidence, particularly considered in light of the DNA evidence, raises a substantial doubt as to his guilt. This Court agrees that…