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Johnston v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana
Feb 5, 2002
No. 06-02-00115-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 5, 2002)

Opinion

No. 06-02-00115-CR.

Submitted: December 17, 2002.

Decided: February 5, 2002. DO NOT PUBLISH.

On Appeal from the 6th Judicial District Court, Lamar County, Texas, Trial Court No. 17834.

Before MORRISS, C.J., ROSS and CARTER, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Stephen Clay Johnston appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for forensic DNA testing. On June 2, 2000, Johnston was convicted of two aggravated assault offenses, retaliation, and two failure to appear/bail jumping offenses. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for each offense. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. This Court dismissed Johnston's appeals for want of jurisdiction.

In September 2001, Johnston filed a motion and supporting affidavit seeking post-conviction DNA testing under Chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 64.01-.05 (Vernon Supp. 2003). The State filed a response and supporting affidavit. The trial court overruled his motion without a hearing and issued findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Because Johnston's motion implicated both his aggravated assault convictions, the trial court docketed two causes and we docketed two appeals. We have, this day, released our opinion in number 06-02-00114-CR, Stephen Clay Johnston v. The State of Texas. Because the briefs and arguments therein are identical to those raised in this appeal, for the reasons stated in that opinion, we affirm the trial court's judgment.


Summaries of

Johnston v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana
Feb 5, 2002
No. 06-02-00115-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 5, 2002)
Case details for

Johnston v. State

Case Details

Full title:STEPHEN CLAY JOHNSTON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana

Date published: Feb 5, 2002

Citations

No. 06-02-00115-CR (Tex. App. Feb. 5, 2002)