Análisis científico de pruebas nuevas para condenados en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si alguien fue condenado y encuentra pruebas nuevas, puede pedir que se revisen. El juez escucha la solicitud y decide si se hacen pruebas científicas.

Es como si tuvieras un viejo rompecabezas y encontrases una pieza que faltaba; decides mostrarla a alguien para que te ayude a ver si cambia la imagen completa.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un robo, pero años después encuentra un video que podría demostrar su inocencia. Juan puede pedir al juez que analice ese video y decida si es suficiente para revisar su caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

The court shall, no sooner than 30 and no later than 90 days after such motion is filed, hear the motion. D. The court shall, after a hearing on the motion, set forth its findings specifically as to each of the items enumerated in subsections A and B and either (i) dismiss the motion for failure to comply with the requirements of this section or (ii) dismiss the motion for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted or (iii) order that the testing be done. E. The court shall order the tests to be performed by: 1. A laboratory mutually selected by the Commonwealth and the applicant; or 2. A laboratory selected by the court that ordered the testing if the Commonwealth and the applicant are unable to agree on a laboratory. If the testing is conducted by the Department of Forensic Science, the court shall prescribe in its order, pursuant to standards and guidelines established by the Department, the method of custody, transfer, and return of evidence submitted for scientific investigation sufficient to insure and protect the Commonwealth's interest in the integrity of the evidence. The results of any such testing shall be furnished simultaneously to the court, the petitioner and his attorney of record and the attorney for the Commonwealth. The results of any tests performed and any hearings held pursuant to this section shall become a part of the record. If the testing is not conducted by the Department of Forensic Science, it shall be conducted by a laboratory that is accredited by an accrediting body that requires conformance to forensic-specific requirements and that is a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement with a scope of accreditation that covers the testing being performed and follows