Hepner v. State

ABOUSSIE, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of capital murder. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(2) (West 1994). Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the district court assessed punishment at imprisonment for life. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 12.31(a) (West 1994); Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 37.071, § 1 (West Supp.1998). Appellant brings forward four points of error challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and complaining of the admission of scientific evidence. We will affirm.

The body of the deceased, Carmen Calderon, was found at 3:00 p.m. on March 30,1994, in the dining…