Somers v. State

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0056-11

AARON SOMERS, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

BRAZOS COUNTY

Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Price, Keasler, Hervey, Cochran and Alcala, JJ., joined. Cochran, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Hervey, J., joined. Meyers, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Johnson, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Womack, J., dissented.

O P I N I O N

The present case involves the admissibility of scientific evidence under Texas Rule of Evidence 702 and Kelly…