State v. Jeffrey C. Denny

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ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.

{dissenting). One of the essential tenets of our criminal justice system is that the "administration of justice is and should be a search for the truth." Garcia v. State, 73 Wis. 2d 651, 655, 245 N.W.2d 654 (1976). It is undisputed that DNA testing is "one of the most significant scientific advancements of our era" and the most powerful technology we have for revealing the truth. Maryland v. King, 133 S. Ct. 1958, 1966 (2013).

¶ 132. Making several missteps along the way, the majority limits the contours of this search. Dedicating almost half of its lengthy opinion…