CONNOLLY, J.
This appeal presents the question, What procedure, if any, may a prisoner, alleging actual innocence, use to request state-funded DNA testing when the time period has passed in which to file a motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence? The appellant, Mohamed El-Tabech, was convicted before the availability of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting. After such testing became available, he brought a motion seeking to compel DNA testing...
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