Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Mines
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 13, 2000No. 72906PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWomack, J.
in which Presiding Judge McCORMICK, MANSFIELD, KELLER, HOLLAND, and KEASLER, JJ„ joined.
The issue in this case is whether a person who is sentenced to the punishment of death must be competent to assist his counsel in filing an application for habeas corpus relief. We find no such requirement in the law.
The applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in June, 1989. The judgment has been affirmed on appeal.1 Now he seeks habeas corpus relief, with an application that contains 68 allegations. The trial court found no issues of fact that required resolution, and it…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by79 opinions
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