On Monday March 22, 2021 the Suffolk County DA’s Office announced the Hinton Lab Initiative — a plan to identify a global resolution for any controlled substance conviction resulting from a Hinton Lab case between May 1, 2003 and August 30, 2012. DA Rollins’ office has pledged “to collaborate with the defense bar to identify a global resolution for any controlled substance conviction resulting from any analysis conducted at the Hinton Lab between May 1, 2003, and August 30, 2012, when the Hinton Lab was finally shuttered following the discovery of [Annie] Dookhan’s misconduct.”
Donna Patalano, DA Rollins’ First Assistant, has reached out to MACDL to notify our members of the Hinton Lab Initiative portal, which directs both defense counsel and affected individuals to a fillable form. The DA’s Office intends to hold a summit, hopefully in the last week of April, with representatives from the defense bar, the Trial Court, and the AG’s Office to discuss next steps in resolving Suffolk County Hinton Lab cases.