Ex Parte Walker

OPINION

This is an application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, V.A. C.C.P. A jury convicted applicant of aggravated robbery. The trial court assessed punishment, enhanced by proof of two pri- or felony convictions, at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.1 The conviction was affirmed in an unpublished opinion. Walker v. State, No. 5-85-1096-CR (Tex.App.—Dallas, delivered November 14, 1986, no pet.).

Applicant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel during his trial because counsel failed to timely file a motion electing that the jury assess…