Ex Parte Weaver

Ammon Weaver petitions this Court for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals in a burglary case. The facts of the case are explained in the opinion below and warrant no further discussion here. The issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony regarding Weaver's fingerprint card.

Deputy Mark Sloke, the identification officer who testified on behalf of the state, examined the latent fingerprints found at the scene of the burglary. He developed a latent fingerprint from a gun scope box that matched that of Weaver's left ring finger. Weaver did not object…