State v. Davila

¶1 A jury found Julio Davila guilty of second degree murder. The key piece of evidence *158tying Mr. Davila to the murder was a baseball bat containing Mr. Davila’s DNA.1 During trial, Mr. Davila did not know that the forensic analyst who tested the DNA had been fired from her job due to a long history of incompetence in conducting DNA tests. The trial court denied Mr. Davila’s motion for a new trial based on the prosecution’s failure to disclose this information. On appeal, Mr. Davila contends the State’s failure to disclose material evidence impeaching an important witness for the State…