Martinez v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant, Gilbert Anthony Martinez, was charged by indictment with murdering the complainant by shooting her with a deadly weapon, namely a firearm. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 2003). The jury found appellant guilty as charged and assessed punishment at confinement for life.

In five issues, appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in (1) admitting DNA evidence from fingernail scrapings without a proper chain of custody, (2) refusing to strike the testimony of two witnesses who spoke to one another outside the courtroom, and…