John Wayne Bates v. the State of Texas

Affirmed and Memorandum Opinion filed September 1, 2022. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-20-00342-CR JOHN WAYNE BATES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 212th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 90-CR-0288 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his fifth motion for post-conviction DNA testing. See

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art 64.05 (authorizing appeal). He argues the trial court erred because technology has advanced since the time of his trial and the State should have been required to produce, for…