Legal Opinion
Ex parte Fournier
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 28, 2015No. WR-82,102-01; NO. WR-82,103-01PublishedCited by 91 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
MEYERS, HERYEY, RICHARDSON, and NEWELL, JJ„ join.
After being convicted and sentenced for online solicitation of a minor, Curtis Four-nier and Christopher Dowden filed applications for a writ of habeas corpus. In addition to seeking relief based on this Court’s opinion holding the applicable statute unconstitutionally overbroad, Applicants also seek relief undei; an actual innocence theory. Holding that Applicants do not present true actual innocence claims, we conclude they are not entitled to actual innocence relief. However, consistent with precedents granting relief under an…
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