Donnie Cleveland Lance v. Georgia
1. Was petitioner denied due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment by the state courts' imposition of extra-statutory requirements that petitioner present "convincing and detailed evidence of his innocence" and demonstrate "due diligence" before obtaining DNA testing critical to determining whether Petitioner is innocent.
2. Did the Georgia court violate petitioner's rights under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments by evaluating the impact of favorable DNA results by reference only to a reading of the evidence actually presented at the trial favorable to the State rather than by reviewing the entire record, including the habeas record, in an objective manner and by requiring that the evidence would result in acquittal as opposed to considering broader sentencing implications?
Was petitioner denied due process and equal protection