Legal Opinion
Yarbrough v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 12, 2008No. 10-07-00024-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
John Byron Yarbrough appeals from the denial of his motion for postconviction DNA testing under Chapter 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Yarbrough contends in two issues that the court erred by: (1) denying his motion for DNA testing; and (2) denying his motion to issue a bench warrant so he could participate in the hearing on his request for DNA testing. We will affirm.
Background
Yarbrough and co-defendant Milton Brumfield were convicted of capital murder for fatally shooting Jerry Lee Shaw in a roadside restroom during the course of a robbery. Two…
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- Wolfe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
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