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(1) (a) (i) 1) a)I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a) a)#|w ( T$   dLexmark X83PX,..,PX0!3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)(hH  Z(Times New Roman zb- DDD  D%KV-  U(5hCEKQW]cioAutoList11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.(;3$2#  0  .3  0   e   $  pXXXԀ  1    _  2XXp_Volusia_ԀCountySheriffInvestigator_Buscher_ԀinhisAugust e 10,1982,report,discussedSpecialAgentBakersinterviewofJamesWalsh.Therein,itwasreportedthatAgentBakerdescribedWalsh asbeing6'1",165lbs., blonde hair,blueeyeswitha b ruddycomplexion.AttachmentD.Thereportshowedhisagetobe31.TheBOLOissuedonFebruary16,1982,includedthecompositefoundinWalshspossessionatthetimeofhisarrestinArkansasamonthafterthe_Rucker_Ԁhomicide,includedthefollowingdescriptionofthesuspect late20'stoearly30's,160to170_lbs_,5'10"to6'0"tall,Brownhairwith_Redish_Ԁtint,LightBrowneyes,BushyEyebrows,Afull_Redish_ԀtintBeardneatlytrimmedwithfaircomplexion.AttachmentE.  ThecriminalcomplaintfiledinthiscaseagainstMr._Swafford_ԀonJune27,1983,describedMr._Swafford_Ԁas5'8",140_lbs_,with darkbrown hairandbrowneyes.AttachmentF.Mr. a  _Swafford_sagewasnotedtobe36.(#$  0  <4 9Z+ Courier New T!   _  8pXXdd8  OX2XXX  XpXXX2 `     h   X2XXXpINTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHE     `     h   SEVENTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT,IN   `     h   ANDFOR_VOLUSIA_ԀCOUNTY,FLORIDA   `     h   CASENO.833425BB STATEOFFLORIDA , `    Plaintiff,v. ROYCLIFTON_SWAFFORD_ , b    Defendant.______________________/@ MOTIONFORDNATESTING     PursuanttoFla.R._Crim_.Pro.3.853,theDefendant,ROYCLIFTON_SWAFFORD_,throughundersignedcounsel,respectfullymovesthisCourtforDNAtestingofthebiologicalevidencecollectedbylawenforcementandcurrentlyintheStatespossessionthatwasobtainedfromthevictimsbodyandatthecrimescene.Forhisreasons,hestatesasfollows:  2#  1  .3   ` OnOctober18,2001,theFloridaSupremeCourtissued   Fla.R._Crim_ԀP.3.853,whichauthorizedproceduresforobtainingDNA(deoxyribonucleicacid)testingundersection923.11FloridaStatutes.AmendmenttoFloridaRulesofCriminalProcedure d"& CreatingRule3.853,807So.2d633(Fla.2001).ThisRulesets #D( forththeprocedureforaconvicteddefendanttoobtainDNAtestingofbiologicalevidence.See_Zollman_Ԁv.State,820So.2d 'd", 1059(Fla.2ndDCA2002).  2#  2  .3   ` Mr._Swafford_sinvokesRule3.853andherebymovesfor 4*%0 DNAtestingofthebiologicalevidencegatheredbylawenforcementin1982. T-(4M b (5h83b  3. ` OnFebruary15,1982,thebodyofBrenda_Rucker_Ԁwas  discoveredbylawenforcement.Ms._Rucker_Ԁhadbeenshottodeath.Examinationofherbodyprovidedevidencethatshehadbeensexuallyassaulted,bothvaginallyandanally.Alabreportlistsitemscollectedatthescene:   ` a.0 three_Michelob_Ԁbottlesandsixpackholder;   (# (#    ` b.0 another_Michelob_Ԁbottle;`  (# (#    ` c.0 another_Michelob_Ԁbottle;  (# (#    ` d.0 aBudweiserbottle;0  (# (#    ` e.0 tissuewithsuspectedhair; (# (#    ` f.0 another_Michelob_Ԁbottle;P (# (#    ` g.0 thepaperbagfoundinthevictimsrighthand;0 (# (#    ` h.0 amatchbookcover;p (# (#    ` _i_.0 twocigarettebutts;P (# (#    ` j.0 threeBudweisercans; (# (#    ` h.0 alargepaperbag. p (# (# AttachmentA.ThelabreportsestablishthatthefollowingevidencewascollectedfromMs._Rucker_sbody:   ` a.0 bloodsample; $ (# (#    ` b.0 vaginalswabs;`"& (# (#    ` c.0 oralswabs;#@( (# (#    ` d.0 analswabs;% * (# (#    ` e.0 swabsfrombackofhead;'`", (# (#    ` f.0 swabsfrombehindrightear;(#. (# (#     ` g.0 swabfrombehindrightear.0*%0 (# (# Thisevidencewasforensicallyexaminedanda_FDLE_Ԁreportissued onApril19,1982.Thereportnoted [a]chemicaltestforacid_phosphatase_,asubstancecharacteristicallyfoundinseminalfluid,waspositiveonExhibitQ26(thevaginalswabs)andonExhibit26D(theanalswabs).However,semencouldnotbeconclusivelyidentifiedasnospermatozoawerefound.AttachmentB.  4. ` Labreportsnotedadditionalphysicalevidence   collectedcontainingbiologicalmaterial:   ` a.0 portionoftoilettissuecontainingquestioned  hairs;  (# (# t   ` b.0 pubichairsamplecollectedfrom_Rucker_;h (# (#    ` c.0 scalphairsamplefrom_Rucker_; (# (#    ` d.0 pubichair_combings_Ԁcollectedfrom_Rucker_8 (# (#    ` e.0 hairsamplecollectedfromareaofwound; (# (#    ` f.0 fingernailscrapingscollectedfrom_Rucker_;X (# (#    ` g.0 questionedhairscollectedfrompubicregion;8 (# (#    ` h.0 bagcollectedfrom_Rucker_srighthand;x! (# (#    ` _i_.0 bagcollectedfrom_Rucker_slefthand; X# (# (#    ` j.0 hairsamplecollectedfromareaofwound;!% (# (#    ` k.0 blouseandonesock;(#x' (# (#    ` l.0 vest;$ ) (# (#    ` m.0 slacks;H&!+ (# (#    ` n.0 panties;'(#- (# (#    ` o.0 pairofshoesandonesock;h)$/ (# (#     ` p.0 bloodsampleandswabs.*H&1 (# (# O e   Theseitemswereexaminedforensically.Ina_FDLE_Ԁreportissued onMay12,1982,itwasnotedthat [_f]our_Ԁ lightbrowntoblonde   hairstypicalofCaucasianpubichairwerecollectedfromthe $ tissue[exhibit6].Thesehairsaresuitableforcomparisonpurposespendingthesubmissionofknownhairsamplesfromthesubject.AstothepubichairsamplecollectedfromMs._Rucker_,itwasnotedthattherewere numerous brownanddarkbrown hairs  d  typicalofCaucasianpubichair[thatwas]suitableforuseasaknownhairsample.AstothescalphairsamplecollectedfromMs._Rucker_,itwasnotedthattherewere numerous brown hairs } typicalofCaucasianscalphairandissuitableforuseasaknownhairsample.Astothepubichaircombing,itwasnotedthattherewere [_n]umerous_Ԁ brown hairstypicalofCaucasian 1 pubichair[that]weresuitableforcomparisonpurposespendingthesubmissionofknownhairsamplesfromthesubject.Astothequestionedhairscollectedfromthepubicregion,thereportindicated [_n]umerous_Ԁ brown hairstypicalofCaucasianpubichair u  arecontainedinthisexhibit.Thesehairsaresuitableforcomparisonspurposespendingthesubmissionofknownhairsamplesfromthesubject.Astotheblouseandsock,thereportnotedthepresenceof [_t]hree_Ԁ blonde hairfragmentstypicalof #T( Caucasianscalphair.Astothedebrisintheshoesandsocks, [_s]everal_ԀhairstypicalofCaucasianbodyhair,inadditionto &x", severalanimalhairs,arecontainedinthedebris.AttachmentC._ #  1      _     5. ` Followingthesearchofthevehicleassociatedwith   Michael_Lestz_Ԁthathadbeenlocatedin_Sangamon_ԀCounty,Illinois,hairsfoundinthatvehiclewereexaminedandcomparedtothephysicalevidenceobtainedfromMs._Rucker_sbody.AreportpreparedonOctober14,1982,noted [_n]o_Ԁmicroscopiccomparativeexaminationswereperformedonthehairsthatwerenottheknown_Rucker_Ԁhairs.Thiswas duetothelackofknownhairsamplesfromthesubjects.Thus,knownhairsamplesfromJamesWalshwerenotsubmittedforcomparison.ThereportsalsoconcludedthatnoneoftheunknownhairsfoundinthevandisplayedmicroscopicalcharacteristicssimilartoMs._Rucker_sknownhairs.AttachmentG.  6. ` InJuneof1983afterRogerHarpercameforward E suggestingthatRoy_Swafford_ԀwasconnectedtothemurderofMs._Rucker_,the_Volusia_ԀCountySheriffsOfficesubmittedMr. e  _Swafford_sfingerprintsforcomparisontothelatentprintsliftedfromthe_Rucker_Ԁhomicidecrimescene.ComparisonswerealsorequestedastoanylatentprintsobtainedfromthehomicideofDiane_Markland_ԀonFebruary14,1981.Sheriffpersonnelbelievedthetwomurderswerecommittedbythesomeindividualexactlyoneyearapart.AttachmentH.Subsequently,theFBIconcludedthatnoneoftheelevenlatentfingerprintsandonelatentimpressionliftedfoundatthe_Rucker_ԀcrimescenematchedtheknownfingerprintsofRoy_Swafford_.AttachmentHI.NophysicalevidencewasfoundlinkingMr._Swafford_Ԁtothe_Markland_homicideandhewasnotchargedinconnectionwiththatcase.  7. ` [_B]lood_,saliva,headandpubichairtakenfrom[Mr. 5   _Swafford_]wassubmittedto_FDLE_ԀforcomparisontothebiologicalevidencecollectedfromMs._Rucker_sbodyandatthecrimescene.AttachmentIJ.SampleswereobtainedfromMr._Swafford_Ԁpursuanttoacourtorderinordertoallowthecomparisonnecessarytodetermineifhewerethesourceofthebiologicalevidence.AttachmentJK.Subsequently_FDLE_Ԁreportedthat [_f]our_ԀhairstypicalofCaucasianpubichairwerecollectedfromthetissue[exhibit6].Eachofthesehairswasmicroscopicallyexaminedandcomparedwiththeknownpubichairsamplesof_Swafford_Ԁand_Rucker_Ԁandeachwasfoundtobemicroscopicallydifferentfrom_Swafford_sknownpubichairsample.Accordingly,thesehairsdidnotoriginatefromthesourcerepresentedbyExhibit831806(a).Bothsimilaritiesanddifferenceswerenotedbetweeneachofthesehairsand_Rucker_sknownpubichairsample.Therefore,noconclusioncouldbereachedastowhetherornotthesehairscouldhaveoriginatedfromthe_sourse_ԀrepresentedbyExhibit14A.Astothepubichaircombingandthequestionedhairscollectedfromthepubicregion,thereportconcluded, [_n]o_hairsmicroscopicallydifferentfrom_Rucker_spubichairsamplearecontainedineitheroftheseitems.Thereportdoesnot u+'2 _mentionanycomparisonpreviouslynotedofthehairfoundonMs._Rucker_sblouseandsock,orinhershoe.Attachment_ K L ._  8. ` NoDNAtestingwaseverconductedofthebiological   evidencecollectedinthe_Rucker_Ԁhomicide.SuchtestingwasnotavailablepriortoMr._Swafford_strial.Certainly,thesophisticatedtestingnecessarytotestseminalfluidwherenospermatozoawasobservedwasnotpreviouslyavailable.Further,noDNAtestingofthefingernailscrapingscollectedfromMs._Rucker_sbodywaseverconducted.MitochondrialDNAtestingofhairhasonlyrecentlybeenfoundtobeadmissibleinjudicialproceedings.Statev.Smith,100Wash.App.1064(_Ct_.App.Wash.  2000),Statev.Underwood,518S.E.2d231(_Ct_.App.S.C.1999). 0 ThetestingofthehairevidenceusingmitochondrialDNAtestingcertainlycouldnothavebeenconductedpriortotheperfectionofsuchtestingtechniques.SuchtestingcannowanalyzethemitochondrialDNApresentinhairandmatchittothemitochondrialDNAcontainedintheknownhair.ItcannowbedefinitivelydeterminedwhichoftheunknownpubicandheadhairsactuallyoriginatedwithMs._Rucker_.ItcanalsobedefinitivelydeterminedwhetheranyofthosehairsoriginatedwithMr._Swafford_.Similarly,thevaginalandanalswabscanbeanalyzedtodetermineifDNAfromsomeoneotherthanMs._Rucker_Ԁispresent.  9. ` Thedefinitiveanswersthatcouldbeprovidedthrough U(#. DNAanalysisofthebiologicalevidencewouldfinallyprovidetheanswersthatlawenforcementsoughtwhentheevidencewasfirst u+'2 submittedin1982forforensicanalysis.Obviously,theStatebelievedatthetimeofthosesubmissionsthatthebiologicalevidencecouldidentifytheperpetratorofthe_Rucker_Ԁhomicide.DNAtestingcoulddefinitivelyidentifytheperpetratornow.  10. ` Theevidencewaslastknowntobeinthepossessionof  @ the_Volusia_ԀCountySheriffsOffice.  11. ` TheissueatMr._Swafford_strialwaswhetherheandhe  `  alonewasinfacttheindividualwhohadsexuallyassaultedandkilledMs._Rucker_.TheStatemadenocontentionthattherewasmorethanoneperpetrator.TheStatereliedupontestimonyplacingMr._Swafford_ԀinDaytonaBeachonthedayofthemurder.TheStatealsorelieduponevidencethatagunseizedfromatrashcaninthemensroomoftheShingleShackontheeveningofFebruary14,1982,wasaccordingtoaballisticsexpertthemurderweapon.TheStatepresentedevidencethatMr._Swafford_placedaguninthewomensrestroomattheShingleShackonFebruary14,1982,inanefforttolinkMr._Swafford_Ԁtothemurderweapon.  12. ` Attrial,Mr._Swafford_Ԁmaintainedhisinnocence.He  $ hasmaintainedhisinnocencethroughouttheinterveningyears.Mr._Swafford_Ԁstillmaintainshisinnocence.ByshowingthatheisnotthesourceoftheseminalfluidfoundinthevaginalandanalswabstakenfromMs._Rucker_sbody,northesourceofthenumeroushairsfoundonandnearherbodyandthatsheisnotthesourceofthosehairs,Mr._Swafford_ԀcouldestablishthatsomeoneelsesexuallyassaultedandmurderedMs._Rucker_. u+'2   13. ` Theidentifyoftheperpetratorofthesexualassault e andmurderofMs._Rucker_Ԁwasdisputedattrialandduringalltheinterveningyearsofpostconvictionlitigation.  TheDNAtesting   ofallofthebiologicalevidencecouldestablishthatMr._Swafford_ԀdidnotinfactsexuallyassaultandmurderMs._Rucker_.TheDNAtestingwillbear directlyon{Mr._Swafford_s]guiltorinnocence._Zollman_Ԁv.State,820So.2dat1063.  `    14. ` Since1997,thiscasehaspendingonappealinthe U  FloridaSupremeCourttherebydeprivingthisCourtofjurisdictiontoentertainthisorasimilarmotionforDNAtesting.Rule3.853hasnowspecificallyauthorizedthefilingofthismotion.Mr._Swafford_ԀhasseparatelysoughtauthorizationfromtheFloridaSupremeCourtforthisCourttoentertainandconsiderthismotion.  WHEREFORE,Mr._Swafford_,throughcounsel,respectfullyrequeststhatthebiologicalevidenceidentifiedinthismotionbesubjectedtoDNAtestingpursuanttoRule3.853.  IHEREBYCERTIFYthatatruecopyoftheforegoingMotionandtheattachedVerificationhavebeenfurnishedbyUnitedStatesMail,firstclasspostageprepaid,totheprosecutingauthorityandallcounselofrecordonSeptember__,2002.   `     h     ________________________   `     h     MARTINJ._MCCLAIN_   `     h     FloridaBarNo.0754773   `     h     SpecialAssistant_CCRC_ԄSouth   `     h     497_Stonehouse_ԀRd.   `     h     Tallahassee,FL32301 =,'3    `     h        `     h     SUZANNEMYERS   `     h     FloridaBarNo.0150177   `     h     Assistant_CCRC_ԄSouth   `     h     OFFICEOFTHECAPITAL  =    `     h     COLLATERALREGIONAL      `     h     COUNSELSOUTH   `     h     101_N.E._Ԁ3rdAve.   `     h     Suite400   `     h     FortLauderdale,FL33301Copiesfurnishedto:JudyTaylorRush_Asst_.AttorneyGeneral444_Seabreeze_ԀBlvd.,5thFloor e  DaytonaBeach,FL32118OfficeoftheStateAttorneyTheJusticeCenter251N._Ridgewood_ԀAve.YKDaytonaBeach,FL321147505  "& _  XpXXX `     h   #XXXXp}S#INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHE e    `     h   SEVENTHJUDICIALCIRCUIT,IN   `     h   ANDFOR_VOLUSIA_ԀCOUNTY,FLORIDA     `     h   CASENO.833425BB    STATEOFFLORIDA ,     Plaintiff,  B v. 7    ROYCLIFTON_SWAFFORD_ ,  b    Defendant. Y  ______________________/   @$ VERIFICATION  y STATEOFFLORIDA0  )l(#(#    `    )ss. 4 COUNTYOFUNION0  )a(#(# Bb  Underthepenaltiesofperjury,I,RoyClifton_Swafford_,  declareonthis12thdayofSeptember,2002,Ihavereadthe  foregoingMotionforDNATestingandstateuponpersonal  knowledge,thefactsstatedinitaretrueandcorrect. <   FURTHER_AFFIANT_Ԁ_SAYETH_ԀNAUGHT. \#    `     h   ___________________________ "|'    `     h   RoyClifton_Swafford_ #D( h