Legal Opinion

Cobb, Travis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 26, 2025No. WR-95,984-01Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-95,984-01 EX PARTE TRAVIS COBB, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CAUSE NO. 2018CR11604-W1 IN THE 399TH DISTRICT COURT BEXAR COUNTY NEWELL, J., filed a concurring opinion. Any controversy in this case is self-inflicted. The State agrees with Applicant that he is actually innocent. The habeas court also agrees and recommends granting relief on actual innocence under the legal standard for actual innocence relief articulated over twenty-eight years ago in Ex parte Elizondo. 1 Moreover, every member of this Court agrees 1 Ex…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Holmes v. Honorable Court of Appeals for the Third DistrictCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. In Re AllenTexas Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Ex parte ChaneyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018
  4. Ex Parte CacyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2016

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