Ex Parte: Lex Dale Owens
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Appellant, Lex Dale Owens, appeals from a district-court order, rendered following a hearing on his post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus, denying his request for a new trial based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We will affirm the district court’s order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On October 20, 1989, Austin police officers James Wolsch and Richard Gauldin were at the Robert Mueller Airport in Austin, screening luggage with a narcotics-deteetion dog. The dog “alerted” on a suitcase with a name tag reflecting “Lex Owens.” Officer Gauldin…
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