Legal Opinion
Perez, Ex Parte Alberto Giron
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 8, 2013No. AP-76,800PublishedCited by 189 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J.
KELLER, P.J., PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In this case, we alter the parameters of the equitable doctrine of laches as it applies to bar a long-delayed application for a writ of habeas corpus. Recognizing that our current approach to laches in the ha-beas corpus context has imposed an unreasonably heavy burden upon the State, we now adopt a revised approach that is consistent with the Texas common-law definition of that doctrine. In doing so, we expand the definition of prejudice under the existing laches standard to incorporate all forms of prejudice so…
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