Benjamin Alan Morrison v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-19-00287-CR BENJAMIN ALAN MORRISON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee From the 19th District Court McLennan County, Texas Trial Court No. 2010-997-C1 CONCURRING OPINION This is yet another example of a Chapter 64 motion being disposed of on the procedure, rather than the merits, thus foreclosing the use of “law of the case” doctrine from being a defense to future Chapter 64 motions until the defendant/movant/appellant gets the motion right. See State v. Swearingen,
478 S.W.3d 716, 723
(Tex. Crim. App. 2015); State v. Swearingen,
424 S.W.3d 32, 37-38
(Te…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State of Texas v. Swearingen, Larry RayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
- State of Texas v. Swearingen, Larry RayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2015
- In re BirdwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2012