Adams, Darnell Iven

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 18, 2020
• Docket: WR-32,252-14
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-32,252-14 & 32,252-15

EX PARTE DARNELL IVEN ADAMS, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR A WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 199-80293-90-HC8 & 199-80320-91-HC8 IN THE 199TH DISTRICT COURT FROM COLLIN COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

Applicant was convicted of sexual assault enhanced with one conviction and burglary of a

habitation and sentenced to life imprisonment on each case. Applicant did not file a direct appeal.

Applicant filed these applications for writs of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the

district clerk forwarded them to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07.

We have previously dismissed five subsequent applications in each of these two causes. See

TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 4. It is obvious from the record that Applicant continues to

raise grounds that were previously rejected on the merits or that should have been raised in previous

applications. We hold that Applicant has abused the writ and filed frivolous lawsuits. See Ex parte 2

Jones, 97 S.W.3d 586 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003); TEX . GOV ’T CODE § 498.0045(a-1). Should

Applicant file future habeas applications in these causes, we will not consider the merits of his

applications unless he shows that the factual or legal basis of his grounds were unavailable in a

previously filed application. These applications are dismissed.

Copies of this order shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional

Institutions Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Filed: November 18, 2020 Do not publish