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Alleged serial killer’s trial delayed while defense seeks state Supreme Court decision on DNA evidence
State v. Carver, 277 N.C. App. 89 (2021)
Defendant successfully appealed a murder conviction on a motion for appropriate relief by showing, with expert testimony, that SBI policies for interpreting mixture DNA evidence at the time were outdated and inaccurate based on current accepted practices. A new trial was awarded.