40-30-312 - Analysis results Dismissal of petition Order for hearing. - Tennessee Statutes

40-30-312. Analysis results Dismissal of petition Order for hearing.

If the results of the post-conviction DNA analysis are not favorable to the petitioner, the court shall dismiss the petition, and make further orders as may be appropriate. If the results of the post-conviction DNA analysis are favorable, the court shall order a hearing, notwithstanding any provisions of law or rule of court that would bar the hearing as untimely, and thereafter make orders as are required or permitted by the rules of criminal procedure or part 1 of this chapter.

[Acts 2001, ch. 444, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-412.]