State v. Cheeks

*2The opinion of tlie court was delivered by

Moritz, J.:

Jerome Cheeks appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for postconviction DNA testing of evidence related to his second-degree murder conviction. The district court denied his request because the relevant statute, K.S.A. 21-2512, does not include individuals convicted of second-degree murder among those permitted to seek such testing. Cheeks argues K.S.A. 21-2512 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution because it permits individuals convicted of first-degree murder and…