Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Evidence
In 1978, Defendant pleaded guilty to murder. In 2016, he moved under Section 116-3 of Code of Criminal Procedure to allow fingerprint and DNA analysis of certain items of evidence secured in relation to his plea and conviction. State did not respond. Section 116-3 is to be construed liberally to favor its purpose of making criminal process more reliable by allowing, where there is a reasonable basis, the acquisition of sound scientific evidence probative on issue of identity. (HUDSON and SPENCE, concurring.)