Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Camuti

February 21, 2024

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion for postconviction DNA testing of the victim's shirt. It held that the defendant failed to prove that a reasonably effective attorney would have sought the testing because the defendant's trial strategy emphasized the absence of physical evidence, and testing could have undermined that strategy while producing only marginally exculpatory value if third-party DNA were found.