Farrell v. Director, TDCJ-CID

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION PHILLIP JOSEPH FARRELL § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:19cv26 DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Phillip Joseph Farrell, an inmate confined within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Factual Background An indictment was returned charging petitioner with possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Following a jury trial in the 411th District…