Ex Parte Jones

ORDER

In 1994, applicant pleaded guilty to burglary of a building and was sentenced, as an habitual offender, to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal. Eight years later, on August 21, 2002, applicant filed a writ of habeas corpus application under Article 11.07, alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel for failing to pursue an insanity defense. Applicant stated that, while he was in pretrial custody, he was given a full psychiatric evaluation and he attached a copy of the evaluation report. 1 That report asserted that applicant had an I.Q. of 26, a “history since…