State v. Hewson

BRYANT, Judge.

Where the evidence supported the trial court’s finding that post-conviction DNA testing would not be material to defendant’s defense, we affirm the trial court’s order denying defendant’s motion for post-conviction, independent DNA testing.

On 8 November 2005, judgment and commitments were entered against defendant Robert Hewson in New Hanover County Superior Court for the offenses of first-degree murder, discharge of a weapon into occupied property, and misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence protective order. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for…