Elms, Derek David

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 19, 2020
• Docket: WR-91,475-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-91,475-01

EX PARTE DEREK DAVID ELMS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. A-35,489-A IN THE 70TH DISTRICT COURT FROM ECTOR COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

Applicant pleaded guilty to capital murder in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment.

He did not appeal his conviction. Applicant filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the

county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC.

art. 11.07.

The trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, recommending that relief be

denied. This Court adopts the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, with the

exception of finding of fact number 5. Based on the trial court’s other findings and conclusions and

this Court’s independent review of the entire record, relief is denied. 2

Filed: August 19, 2020 Do not publish