DNA Testing

The Fifth Circuit denied death row inmate Rodney Reed’s request for post-conviction DNA testing, finding his claim is time-barred because he first became aware that his right to access certain physical evidence that he wished to test was being violated when the court denied his Chapter 64 motion in 2014.

NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit denied death row inmate Rodney Reed’s request for post-conviction DNA testing, finding his claim is time-barred because he first became aware that his right to access certain physical evidence that he wished to test was being violated when the court denied his Chapter 64 motion in 2014.

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