Leonard, James Gordon

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 29, 2015
• Docket: WR-83,045-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-83,045-01 & -02 & -03

EX PARTE JAMES G. LEONARD, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. 29754CR/A, 29755CR/A & 29756CR/A IN THE 40TH DISTRICT COURT FROM ELLIS 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 these applications for writs of habeas corpus. Ex

parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of indecency

with a child by contact, indecency with a child by exposure, and aggravated sexual assault of a child

and sentenced to confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institution

Division for twenty years, ten years, and life, respectively. Applicant did not appeal his convictions.

On March 16, 2015, the trial court signed findings of fact and conclusions of law and

recommended denying relief. This Court denies relief, but declines to adopt the trial court’s findings 2

of fact and conclusions of law as they pertain to the doctrine of laches.

Filed: April 29, 2015 Do not publish