NY A11123

Adds forensic DNA test results as grounds to vacate judgments based on guilty pleas if evidence was unavailable before the plea and creates probability the plea would not have been entered, with requirement to pursue motion with due diligence

Allows courts to vacate convictions or order new trials when newly discovered forensic DNA evidence creates reasonable possibility a verdict would have been more favorable, or to modify judgments by reducing conviction to lesser offense with defendant's consent

Permits defendants who pleaded guilty to seek DNA testing and vacate convictions, explicitly stating a guilty plea shall not bar the testing request or result in denial of the motion to vacate

Requires courts to consider newly developed DNA tests and technological advances when determining whether to grant DNA testing requests, and directs prosecutors and government agencies to provide information and assistance in locating physical evidence that may be subjected to DNA testing

Effective immediately upon enactment