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9 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2024 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Griffin v. Stategreen2 sentences2024Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-303 . “[T]here is no statutory time limit on requests for testing and ‘the right to DNA analysis under the Act may not be waived by implication.’” Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36, 48 (Tenn. 2011) (quoting Griffin v. State, 182 S.W.3d 795, 799 (Tenn. 2006)); see Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-303 (providing that a petitioner “may at any time” file a petition for DNA analysis) (emphasis added). 2018Griffin v. State, 182 S.W.3d 795, 799 (Tenn. 2006) (citing T.C.A. § 40-30-303). | 7 | 7 |
Powers v. Stategreen2 sentences2024Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-303 . “[T]here is no statutory time limit on requests for testing and ‘the right to DNA analysis under the Act may not be waived by implication.’” Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36, 48 (Tenn. 2011) (quoting Griffin v. State, 182 S.W.3d 795, 799 (Tenn. 2006)); see Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-303 (providing that a petitioner “may at any time” file a petition for DNA analysis) (emphasis added). 2011“CODIS allows State and local forensics laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically in an attempt to link evidence from crime scenes for which there are no suspects to DNA samples of convicted offenders on file in the system.” Id. at 46 (quoting Banks v. United States, 490 F.3d 1178, 1181 (10th Cir. 2007)). -3- Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-30-304 Under the Act, any individual convicted of aggravated rape, among several other enumerated offenses, may at any time, file a petition requesting the forensic DNA analysis of any evidence that is in the possession or control of th | 3 | 5 |
Banks v. United Statesgreen1 sentence2011“CODIS allows State and local forensics laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically in an attempt to link evidence from crime scenes for which there are no suspects to DNA samples of convicted offenders on file in the system.” Id. at 46 (quoting Banks v. United States, 490 F.3d 1178, 1181 (10th Cir. 2007)). -3- Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-30-304 Under the Act, any individual convicted of aggravated rape, among several other enumerated offenses, may at any time, file a petition requesting the forensic DNA analysis of any evidence that is in the possession or control of th | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.