Expands the time for filing post-conviction DNA testing petitions and sets the denial of such petitions as a final judgment for appeal purposes.

Connecticut HB05308 modifies the criteria for post-conviction DNA testing petitions, allowing them to be filed at any time during or after incarceration. It mandates that the denial of such petitions is considered a final judgment for appeal purposes. The bill specifies conditions under which DNA testing may be ordered, including the existence of evidence and the potential impact on the petitioner's conviction. The costs of DNA testing are to be borne by the state or the petitioner, as deemed just by the court.

Expands the time for filing post-conviction DNA testing petitions and sets the denial of such petitions as a final judgment for appeal purposes.

Connecticut HB05308 modifies the criteria for post-conviction DNA testing petitions, allowing them to be filed at any time during or after incarceration. It mandates that the denial of such petitions is considered a final judgment for appeal purposes. The bill specifies conditions under which DNA testing may be ordered, including the existence of evidence and the potential impact on the petitioner's conviction. The costs of DNA testing are to be borne by the state or the petitioner, as deemed just by the court.