Pointer, Jeffrey Shawn
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Concurrence
ALCALA, J.,
filed a concurring opinion in which JOHNSON, J., joined.
This is another claim of ineffective assistance of counsel addressed by this Court based on pleadings that have been presented by a pro se litigant. I respectfully concur in this Court’s order that remands this pro se habeas application to the- convicting court for further-development1-of the record. I, however, do not join the Court’s order because it fails to accurately track the statutory language in'the Code of Criminal Procedure, in that it improperly limits an indigent habeas applicant’s entitlement to the assistance of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- McFarland v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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