Ex Parte Dopps

OPINION

This is a postconviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 11.07, V.A.C.C.P.

Applicant was indicted for murder, the indictment alleging that she intentionally and knowingly caused the death of an individual “by striking [him] about the head with a board.” On September 22, 1980, applicant pled nolo contendere, pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, to the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. The State recommended a sentence of 20 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and the trial court followed the recommendation. Judgment of…