Demarcus Lee Rayfield v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Rayfield's petition for additional DNA testing. It held that the statutory framework applied because the cited code provisions codified the relevant act, and that Rayfield failed to show the proposed testing could establish actual innocence or satisfy the statutory requirements because the testing would merely impeach the victim on a peripheral matter and DNA testing was available at trial. The court also held that no evidentiary hearing was required because the petition, files, and records conclusively showed that Rayfield was not entitled to relief.