Legal Opinion · Dissent

Ex parte Honish

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 8, 2016No. WR-79,976-05Published

1Dissent

DISSENTING OPINION

Alcala, J.,

filed a dissenting opinion

in which Johnson, J., joined. > •

This is another claim of ineffective assistance of counsel addressed by this Court based on pleadings that have been presented by a pro se litigant. This Court’s judgment denies post-conviction habeas relief in this case. Instead, I would remand this case to the habeas court for the appointment of counsel in the interests of justice, permit counsel to amend applicant’s ineffectiveness-claim pleadings, and decide the ultimate merits of applicant’s claim after those' events. I, therefore, respectfully…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Hall v. BellmonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

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