Davis v. Frazier

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

We granted Norman Davis’s pro se application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal the denial of his petition for habeas corpus and, finding that the habeas court erred in concluding that Davis’s claims were procedurally barred, we reverse and remand with direction.

A summary of the course Davis’s case has taken to this point is necessary. Davis was represented by appointed counsel at his February 2000 trial and was convicted of child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and kidnapping. A series of six additional appointed attorneys represented Davis…