Legal Opinion
Ex Parte McFarland
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 18, 2005No. AP-75,044PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
This is an original application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.071 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in August of 1992. This Court affirmed Applicant’s conviction on direct appeal.1 Applicant alleged twenty-three claims for relief in his original habeas corpus application filed on May 21, 1997. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court entered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and recommended denying relief.
In his Findings of Fact, the trial judge noted that almost all of the…
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