Tester v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Roy Tester was charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of his parents, Don and Dana Tester. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of his father, and capital murder for the death of his mother. He received a life sentence for each conviction. Tester now appeals, raising three points for reversal. We affirm.

The bodies of Don and Dana Tester were discovered in their home just outside of London in Pope County on the morning of Saturday, July 18, 1998. It was later determined that they had both been strangled;…