Daniel Brian Atkins v. State

OPINION

MARTHA HILL JAMISON, Justice.

In two issues, appellant Daniel Brian Atkins appeals his conviction for capital murder, complaining that the evidence was legally insufficient to establish the victim’s identity and asserting that Penal Code sections 19.02(b) and 19.03 violate due process under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. We affirm.

Background

On September 7, 2010, two officers received a call regarding the disappearance of a trailer-home resident, Franklin McCown, who had not been seen for four to five days. The officers entered the residence and found a man’s…