Meachum, Rafford Fitzgerald

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 12, 2012
• Docket: WR-77,120-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-77,120-02

EX PARTE RAFFORD FITZGERALD MEACHUM, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 09-07-07009-CR

IN THE 410^TH DISTRICT COURT FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Per curiam.

O R D E R

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 possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Ninth Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. Meachum v. State, No. 09-10-00077-CR (Tex. App.-Beaumont April 13, 2011).

On August 7, 2012, the trial court signed findings of fact and conclusions of law, based on the affidavits from counsel, regarding Applicant's claims of ineffective counsel. The trial court recommended that relief be denied. The trial court did not address Applicant's other claims.

Based on the trial court's findings of fact as well as this Court's independent review of the entire record, we deny relief.

Filed: September 12, 2012

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