Slocum v. State

Summary

The court dismissed Slocum’s appeal from the denial of his Act 1780 petition because he could not prevail on the merits, rendering his motion for an extension of time moot. The court held that testing the mask would not produce new material evidence creating a reasonable probability of actual innocence and that Slocum failed to rebut the statutory presumption that his petition was untimely. The court also held that his additional claims were outside the scope of Act 1780.