Sanders Carter v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Carter’s motion for a new trial based on postconviction DNA testing. It held that exclusion from one DNA component did not exclude Carter as the source of all DNA evidence, so the statutory procedures applicable to exclusion results were not triggered, and the remaining evidence did not establish by compelling evidence that a new trial would result in acquittal. The court also held that an evidentiary hearing was not required because the petition and record conclusively showed that Carter was entitled to no relief.