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District of Attorney’s Office v. Osborne, 557 U.S. 52 (Jun. 18, 2009)

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Post-Conviction Proceedings > DNA Testing & Related Matters > Constitutional Issues

A defendant whose criminal conviction has become final does not have a substantive due process right to gain access to evidence so that it can be subjected to DNA testing to attempt to prove innocence. Additionally, the Court rejected the holding below that Alaska’s procedures for post-conviction relief violated the defendant’s procedural due process rights.