Legal Opinion

Kelly v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1990No. 2-89-026-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERS, Justice.

Appellant, Barry Dean Kelly, appeals from a murder conviction wherein he was sentenced by a jury to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. 1 Appellant complains the trial court erred as follows: (1) in overruling appellant’s “Frye Motion” challenging the admissibility and scientific reliability of DNA genetic fingerprinting test result evidence and procedures; (2) in permitting the introduction before the jury of DNA genetic fingerprinting test results and procedures; and (3) in overruling appellant’s motion for mistrial because of juror misconduct.…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  4. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  3. State v. CauthronWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  5. Springfield v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993

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