dna-fabrication
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-5932 | Michael R. Burns v. United States | First Circuit | 2021-10-08 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | chain-of-custody civil-rights dna-fabrication due-process evidence-substitution evidence-tampering fabrication forensic-evidence forensic-integrity laboratory-procedure substitution | Whether the DNA and fingerprint evidence was fabricated by substituting the gloves examined for fingerprints with different gloves examined for DNA, r… |
| 20-5233 | Michael R. Burns v. United States | First Circuit | 2020-07-31 | Rehearing | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | civil-rights criminal-procedure dna-evidence dna-fabrication due-process evidence fingerprint-fabrication habeas-corpus newly-discovered-evidence post-conviction-relief | Whether newly discovered evidence of DNA and fingerprint fabrication establishes a violation of due process and a basis for a new trial |