bandana and on the
.45 caliber handgun that was recovered near the Cumberland Grille, and the test indicated the
presence of blood.

       Agent Everett testified that he then took a swab from the barrel of the .45 caliber
handgun for further testing and the DNA profile from the swab matched the victim. Agent
Everett also conducted further testing on the blood on the white bandana. The DNA profile
obtained from the blood was a mixture of at least three individuals. The major contributor
profile matched the victim. The minor contributor DNA profile was from two or more
individuals, and the Defendant and Hodges could not be excluded as minor contributors.

       Agent Everett testified that, several months later, he conducted further testing on the
bandanahoping to obtain a DNA profile from any skin cells that might have been left on the
bandana. Agent Everett swabbed three areas of the white bandana and found that Hodges
was the major contributor of the DNA profile for the first swab. The second swab contained
a mixture of at least three individuals, from which Hodges and the Defendant could not be
excluded as possible contributors. The third swab was also a mixture of at least three
individuals. The Defendant and Hodges could not be excluded as possible contributors to
the profile.

        Suzann Lafferty, a TBI forensic scientist, testified that she compared the known prints
of the Defendant, Hodges, and the victim with the latent prints taken from various pieces of
evidence gathered during the course of the