Leif Bothne v. State

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-05-00258-CR Leif Bothne, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-DC-2005-904054, HONORABLE JON N. WISSER, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION A jury found appellant Leif Bothne guilty of murder, and the district court assessed his punishment at thirty-eight years’ imprisonment. See

Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02

(West 2003). Appellant contends that the State violated his rights to due process and due course of law by failing to disclose exculpatory evidence and by…