Harris, Fred L.
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Opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-31,660-12
EX PARTE FRED L. HARRIS, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. C-3-W011392-0473732-G IN CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NUMBER THREE FROM TARRANT COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the
clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte
Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of attempted capital
murder and sentenced to ninety-nine years’ imprisonment. The Second Court of Appeals affirmed
his conviction. Harris v. State, No. 02-93-00423-CR (Tex. App.—Fort Worth May 11, 1994) (not
designated for publication).
Applicant contends, among other things, that newly discovered evidence establishes that he
is actually innocent, trial counsel was ineffective, an identification was impermissibly suggestive, 2
the prosecution was racially motivated and violated Applicant’s due process and equal protection
rights, and the State knowingly relied on false evidence.
Applicant’s actual innocence and false evidence claims are denied. His remaining claims are
dismissed. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 4. Accordingly, this application is denied in part
and dismissed in part.
Filed: June 12, 2019 Do not publish
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