WILLIAMS v. ERIE COUNTY DIST. ATTY'S OFFICE


848 A.2d 967 (2004)

Charles Stephon WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE and Bradley H. Foulk, District Attorney in His Official Capacity, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Williams, appellant, pro se.

Bradley H. Foulk, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Before: LALLY-GREEN, MONTEMURO, and JOHNSON, JJ.


OPINION BY JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 In this case, we consider for the first time whether and to what extent 42 Pa. C.S. § 9543.1, which governs post-conviction requests for DNA testing, applies to petitioners who have pleaded guilty to the underlying charge. The question arises in the context of Charles Stephon Williams's pro se challenge to the trial court's order denying his post-conviction discovery request. He contends that the court's refusal to provide...

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