Supreme Court rules against convicted rapist who sued for right to test evidence for DNA

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that a convicted rapist has no constitutional right to test biological evidence used at his trial in Alaska years earlier, leaving it to the states to decide when prisoners get access to genetic evidence that might prove their innocence.

Supreme Court says convicts have no right under Constitution to test DNA years after crime

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime.