Legal Opinion
Mearis v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 5, 2003No. 04-02-00739-CRPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.
In six issues, John Henry Mearis appeals the trial court’s denial of his post-conviction motion for DNA testing. We overrule all issues and affirm the trial court’s order.
BACKGROUND
On November 27, 2000, Mearis was adjudicated guilty of committing sexual assault and was sentenced to four years imprisonment. On June 21, 2002, Mearis filed a post-conviction motion for DNA testing. In an affidavit attached to the motion, Mearis affirmed that he believed physical evidence, still in the possession of the State, would prove him to be innocent of the crime.…
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