Legal Opinion
United States v. Bill Watson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2015No. 13-30084PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLEINFELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
We address whether new DNA tests that make previously useless DNA capable of identification amount to “newly discovered DNA evidence” under the Innocence Protection Act.
Facts
Bill Watson was indicted for knowingly attempting to engage in a sexual act with a person physically unable to communicate unwillingness, as well as for assault of the victim’s brother with a dangerous weapon. The case came to federal court because the indictment charged that Watson, “an Indian person,” committed the crimes “within the boundaries of the Rocky Boy’s Indian…
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