No. 21-5705

Lazaro Fernandez v. Jonathan W. Blodgett

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review criminal-procedure dna-evidence dna-testing due-process exculpatory-evidence forensic-analysis post-conviction-relief saliva
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2021-11-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it was error for the Court of Appeals to uphold the District Court in denying to order testing of the biology found at the crime scene, the alleged victim's panties in the crotch area, wherein the prosecution stated there was no male DNA biology, but conceded in the courts below that there was saliva found

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : : Whether it was error for the Court of Appeals to | uphold the District Court in denying to order testing of the biology found at the crime scene, the alleged victim's | ' panties in the crotch area, wherein the prosecution stated , there was no male DNA biology, but conceded in the courts ' below that there was saliva found. ‘ | a pS , |

Docket Entries

2021-11-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent Jonathan, W. Blodgett to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-05-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 18, 2021)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Jonathan, W. Blodgett
Thomas Edward Bocian — Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent
Lazaro Fernandez
Lazaro Fernandez — Petitioner