Eddie Lee Patrick, Jr. v. Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed the denial and dismissal of Patrick’s Act 1780 habeas petition because his pretrial DNA evidence did not satisfy the statute’s requirement of newly available or previously undiscoverable scientific evidence. The court held that Patrick’s claim was merely a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and that permission to proceed in forma pauperis did not mean that the writ should issue.