Notwithstanding part 1 of this chapter, or any other provision of law governing post-conviction relief to the contrary, a person convicted of and sentenced for the commission of first degree murder, second degree murder, aggravated rape, rape, aggravated sexual battery or rape of a child, the attempted commission of any of these offenses, any lesser included offense of these offenses, or, at the direction of the trial judge, any other offense, may at any time, file a petition requesting the forensic DNA analysis of any evidence that is in the possession or control of the prosecution, law enforcement, laboratory, or court, and that is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the judgment of conviction and that may contain biological evidence.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 30 - Post-Conviction Procedure
Part 3 - Post-Conviction Dna Analysis Act of 2001
§ 40-30-302. “Dna Analysis” Defined
§ 40-30-303. Petition Requesting Analysis
§ 40-30-306. Payment for Analysis
§ 40-30-307. Appointment of Counsel for Indigents
§ 40-30-308. Court Order for Production of Laboratory Reports, Underlying Data and Notes
§ 40-30-309. Preservation of Evidence During Pendency of Proceeding — Sanctions
§ 40-30-310. Laboratory Standards
§ 40-30-311. Orders in Discretion of Court
§ 40-30-312. Analysis Results — Dismissal of Petition — Order for Hearing