David Andrew Mendez v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-00-00473-CR David Andrew Mendez, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 331STJUDICIAL DISTRICT NO.975373, HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING Appellant David Andrew Mendez was convicted of capital murder. See

Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.03(a)(7)(A) (West 1994). Because the State did not seek the death penalty, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant asserts that he was denied his constitutional right to be confronted with the witnesses against him and that the evidence is…