People v. Pursley

Presiding Justice Jorgensen and Justice Birkett concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Patrick A. Pursley, appeals the circuit court order that denied his motion for postconviction ballistics testing. Defendant has long pursued postconviction ballistics testing related to the murder of Andrew Ascher, 1 even as the relevant statute has changed. At this time, we grant defendant the relief requested and reverse the trial court’s denial of his motion for postconviction ballistics testing and remand for further proceedings.

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of…