Wisconsin § 974.07 - Motion for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid testing of certain evidence.

§ 974.07. Motion for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid testing of certain evidence.

974.07(1) (1) In this section: 974.07(1)(a) (a) “Government agency” means any department, agency, or court of the federal government, of this state, or of a city, village, town, or county in this state. 974.07(1)(b) (b) “Movant” means a person who makes a motion under sub. (2) . 974.07(2) (2) At any time after being convicted of a crime, adjudicated delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, a person may make a motion in the court in which he or she was convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for an order requiring forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing of evidence to which all of the following apply: 974.07(2)(a) (a) The evidence is relevant to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the conviction, adjudication, or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. 974.07(2)(b) (b) The evidence is in the actual or constructive possession of a government agency. 974.07(2)(c) (c) The evidence has not previously been subjected to forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing or, if the evidence has previously been tested, it may now be subjected to another test using a scientific technique that was not available or was not utilized at the time of the previous testing and that provides a reasonable likelihood of more accurate and probative results. 974.07(3) (3) A movant or, if applicable, his or her attorney shall serve a copy of the motion made under sub. (2) on the district attorney’s office that prosecuted the case that resulted in the conviction, adjudication, or finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. The court in which the motion is made shall also notify the appropriate district attorney’s office that a motion has been made under sub. (2) and shall give the district attorney an opportunity to respond to the motion. Failure by a movant to serve a copy of the motion on the appropriate district attorney’s office does not deprive the court of jurisdiction and is not grounds for dismissal of the motion. 974.07(4) (4) 974.07(4)(a) (a) The clerk of the circuit court in which a motion under sub. (2) is made shall send a copy of the motion and, if a hearing on the motion is scheduled, a notice of the hearing to the victim of the crime or delinquent act committed by the movant, if the clerk is able to determine an address for the victim. The clerk of the circuit court shall make a reasonable attempt to send the copy of the motion to the address of the victim within 7 days of the date on which the motion is filed and shall make a reasonable attempt to send a notice of hearing, if a hearing is scheduled, to the address of the victim, postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. 974.07(4)(b) (b) Notwithstanding the limitation on the disclosure of mailing addresses from completed information cards submitted by victims under ss. 51.37 (10) (dx) , 301.046 (4) (d) , 301.048 (4m) (d) , 301.38 (4) , 302.105 (4) , 304.06 (1) (f) , 304.063 (4) , 938.51 (2) , 971.17 (6m) (d) , and 980.11 (4) , the department of corrections, the parole commission, and the department of health services shall, upon request, assist clerks of court in obtaining information regarding the mailing address of victims for the purpose of sending copies of motions and notices of hearings under par. (a) . 974.07(5) (5) Upon receiving under sub. (3) a copy of a motion made under sub. (2) or notice from a court that a motion has been made, whichever occurs first, the district attorney shall take all actions necessary to ensure that all biological material that was collected in connection with the investigation or prosecution of the case and that remains in the actual or constructive custody of a government agency is preserved pending completion of the proceedings under this section. 974.07(6) (6) 974.07(6)(a) (a) Upon demand the district attorney shall disclose to the movant or his or her attorney whether biological material has been tested and shall make available to the movant or his or her attorney the following material: 974.07(6)(a)1. 1. Findings based on testing of biological materials. 974.07(6)(a)2. 2. Physical evidence that is in the actual or constructive possession of a government agency and that contains biological material or on which there is biological material. 974.07(6)(b) (b) Upon demand the movant or his or her attorney shall disclose to the district attorney whether biological material has been tested and shall make available to the district attorney the following material: 974.07(6)(b)1. 1. Findings based on testing of biological materials. 974.07(6)(b)2. 2. The movant’s biological specimen. 974.07(6)(c) (c) Upon motion of the district attorney or the movant, the court may impose reasonable conditions on availability of material requested under pars. (a) 2. and (b) 2. in order to protect the integrity of the evidence. 974.07(6)(d) (d) This subsection does not apply unless the information being disclosed or the material being made available is relevant to the movant’s claim at issue in the motion made under sub. (2) . 974.07(7) (7) 974.07(7)(a) (a) A court in which a motion under sub. (2) is filed shall order forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing if all of the following apply: 974.07(7)(a)1. 1. The movant claims that he or she is innocent of the offense at issue in the motion under sub. (2) . 974.07(7)(a)2. 2. It is reasonably probable that the movant would not have been prosecuted, convicted, found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for the offense at issue in the motion under sub. (2) , if exculpatory deoxyribonucleic acid testing results had been available before the prosecution, conviction, finding of not guilty, or adjudication for the offense. 974.07(7)(a)3. 3. The evidence to be tested meets the conditions under sub. (2) (a) to (c) . 974.07(7)(a)4. 4. The chain of custody of the evidence to be tested establishes that the evidence has not been tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material respect or, if the chain of custody does not establish the integrity of the evidence, the testing itself can establish the integrity of the evidence. 974.07(7)(b) (b) A court in which a motion under sub. (2) is filed may order forensic deoxyribonucleic acid testing if all of the following apply: 974.07(7)(b)1. 1. It is reasonably probable that the outcome of the proceedings that resulted in the conviction, the finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or the delinquency adjudication for the offense at issue in the motion under sub. (2) , or the terms of the sentence, the commitment under s.