Michael Anthony Moore v. State

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-12-00193-CR MICHAEL ANTHONY MOORE, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 272nd District Court Brazos County, Texas Trial Court No. 17957-272 MEMORANDUM OPINION Michael Anthony Moore appeals the denial of his motion for DNA testing under Chapter 64 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. As in Williams v. State, No. 01-04- 00772-CR, 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 2284, *9 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] March 24, 2005, pet. ref’d) (not designated for publication), the record reflects that there was uncontroverted evidence that the State no longer had possession of any biological material related to Moore’s case. You cannot test what you do not have. The trial court did not err in denying Moore’s motion for DNA testing. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 64.03(a)(1)(A)(i) (West Supp. 2012). Moore’s issues are overruled, and the trial court’s order is affirmed. TOM GRAY Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Affirmed Opinion delivered and filed January 10, 2013 Do not publish [CRPM] Moore v. State Page 2