Timothy Allen Wells, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed Wells's appeal from the denial of his petition for scientific testing under Act 1780 because he failed to show that the requested DNA testing could produce new material evidence supporting his defense or establish a reasonable probability of actual innocence. Although he identified the Nike shoes he wanted tested, his identity was not genuinely at issue, and the trial evidence included a confession and shoe-print evidence connecting him to the shooting. His motion for an extension of time to file the record was rendered moot.