Swearingen, Larry Ray

Death Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-76,073

LARRY RAY SWEARINGEN, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON DIRECT APPEAL IN

CAUSE NUMBER 99-11-06435-CR FROM THE 9th DISTRICT COURT

OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS

O P I N I O N

Larry Ray Swearingen ("Appellant"), sentenced to death for the capital murder of Melissa Trotter, appeals an order denying his motion for post-conviction forensic DNA testing. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The evidence from appellant's 2000 trial shows that, in December 1998, appellant murdered Melissa Trotter by ligature…