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COM. v. WRIGHT

No. 21 EAP 2008.

14 A.3d 798 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Anthony WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sondra R. Rodrigues , Nina Morrison, Pro Hac Vice, for Anthony Wright.

Michael L. Banks, J , Gordon Cooney, Jr. , Maria Gonzalez Calvet , Morgan Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Philadelphia, Nathalie Gilfoyle, for American Psychological Association.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Peter Carr, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

This case presents the question of whether a convicted person who seeks court-ordered DNA testing under the "Postconviction DNA Testing Act," 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 9543.1, is precluded by his confession, which was ruled to be voluntary and admitted into evidence against him at trial, from establishing a prima facie case demonstrating that DNA testing would establish his actual innocence. After careful review, we conclude...

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