Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Ex parte Preyor

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 24, 2017No. WR-72,660-04Published

1Concurrence

Newell, J.,

filed a concurring opinion in which Hervey and Richardson, JJ., joined.

I join the Court’s order dismissing Applicant’s third subsequent writ. I write separately to note that Applicant' is not arguing that this is actually his first state-court writ because his initial state-court writ counsel did not file a proper “application.” See Ex parte Medina, 361 S.W.3d 633, 641 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011). State habeas counsel filed á proper application that alleged specific facts supporting that application. At the evidentiary hearing, it was Applicant who instructed writ counsel not to present…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Davila v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  4. Ex Parte GravesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  5. Bosse v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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