State of Texas v. Sanavongxay, Soutchay

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-1809-10 THE STATE OF TEXAS v. SOUTCHAY SANAVONGXAY, Appellee ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS TARRANT COUNTY J OHNSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which K ELLER, P.J., P RICE, W OMACK, K EASLER, H ERVEY , C OCHRAN, and A LCALÁ, JJ., joined. M EYERS, J., dissented. OPINION Appellee was charged with an aggravated robbery committed on December 8, 2008. Before the case was filed, prosecutors asked the Fort Worth Police Department to get a buccal sample from appellee so that the state could…