State v. George

The decision of the court was delivered by Nuss, C.J.:

*1270Gregory Mark George, Jr. appeals the denial of his petition for postconviction DNA testing filed under K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-2512. The majority of a panel of the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial.

George argues both lower courts erred because the testing of hair from the crime scene may have indeed produced exculpatory evidence that was "noncumulative" as required by the statute. We agree with George. So we reverse and remand to the district court for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

George was convicted by…