Ex Parte Wilson

This habeas corpus petition presents a single question: whether the rule announced in Ex parte Jarrett, 891 S.W.2d 985 (Tex.Cr.App.1994), is retroactive. However, the majority avoids the retroactivity issue by overruling Jarrett “to the extent it held that an appellate attorney has an obligation to inform a defendant of anything other than the fact that his conviction has been affirmed and he can pursue discretionary review on his own.” Ante at 27. Because the majority does not resolve the issue presented and fails to recognize the true holding of Jarrett, I dissent.1

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In Jarrett, supra, the…