Ex Parte Ramirez

ORDER

We conclude that Rodney John Ramirez is not entitled to habeas relief because the record does not show that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.

I. Procedural Background

Ramirez was convicted by a jury of two counts of burglary of a habitation. The trial judge assessed his punishment at eighty-one years’ imprisonment. Ramirez appealed and, in an unpublished opinion, the Eighth Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 1

II. Factual Background

Setting out the facts of the burglary offense, the court of appeals stated, in relevant part:

During the evening of May…