BATES v. STATE

No. 01-04-00033-CR.

177 S.W.3d 451 (2005)

John Wayne BATES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston.

Discretionary Review Refused September 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Stevens, The Law Office of Mark Stevens, Galveston, TX, for Appellant.

Kurt Sistrunk, Criminal District Attorney, Galveston County, B. Warren Goodson, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Galveston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, KEYES, and HANKS.


OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellant, John Wayne Bates, challenges the trial court's order denying his motion for post-conviction DNA testing. In his sole point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for forensic DNA testing. We affirm.

Background

A jury convicted appellant of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced him to life imprisonment. In 1992, this Court affirmed appellant's conviction...

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