Gentry v. State

I. Why This Cause Is Before This Court

A judge of this Court, acting pursuant to Tex.Cr.R. 210(a)(2), 302(e), and 303(b), filed an order for review of the record on appeal in this cause. Thereafter, this Court, acting En Banc and pursuant to Art. 44.45(a), V.A. C.C.P., and Tex.Cr.R. 303, entered an “Order Granting Review Without a Petition,” to decide “the important question of whether evidence relating to appellant’s blood was obtained and introduced at trial in violation of the provisions of Art. 18.02, V.A.C. C.P.” Presumably, the question stated also implicated a review by this Court of…