Hines, Bobby Lee

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 15, 2012
• Docket: WR-40,347-03
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NOS. WR-40,347-01 and WR-40,347-03 EX PARTE BOBBY LEE HINES

ON APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

AND MOTION FOR STAY OF EXECUTION

FROM CAUSE NO. F91-21511-Q1 IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT # 2

DALLAS COUNTY

Per Curiam.

O R D E R

This is a subsequent application for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to the provisions of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071, § 5, and a motion for a stay of execution.

In March 1992, a jury found applicant guilty of the offense of capital murder. The jury answered the special issues submitted pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, and the trial court, accordingly, set applicant's punishment at death. This Court affirmed applicant's conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Hines v. State, No. AP-71,442 (Tex. Crim. App. May 10, 1995)(not designated for publication). Applicant filed his initial post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus in the convicting court on August 19, 1997. This Court denied applicant relief. Ex parte Hines, No. WR-40,347-01 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 24, 1999)(not designated for publication). This Court also denied relief on applicant's first subsequent application after it was remanded to the trial court. Ex parte Hines, No. WR-40,347-02 (Tex. Crim. App. Nov. 23, 2005)(not designated for publication). This, applicant's second subsequent application, was filed in the trial court on October 10, 2012.

In his application, applicant questions whether the State of Texas can protect a judgment which rests on ineffective assistance of trial counsel by providing habeas counsel who failed to function as post-conviction counsel in any meaningful sense. He argues that this claim meets the dictates of Article 11.071, § 5(a)(1) because he has presented new facts in his application. Applicant is mistaken. Accordingly, we dismiss the application as an abuse of the writ without considering the merits of the claim.

Alternatively, applicant requests that this Court re-open his initial writ application and consider this claim there. However, this claim was not raised in the initial writ application. Further, applicant has not presented a compelling reason to re-open his initial writ application, and we decline to do so. Applicant's motion to stay his execution is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2012.

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