Robinson, Baretta

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 9, 2016
• Docket: WR-73,780-04
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-73,780-03 and 04

EX PARTE BARETTA ROBINSON, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. 1116903-C and D IN THE 182nd DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS 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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex

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

sentenced to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. The First Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal for

want of jurisdiction. Robinson v. State, No. 01-09-00890-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan.

14, 2010) (not designated for publication).

In both applications, Applicant contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to

object to the indictment in this case.

On September 14, 2016, this Court dismissed Applicant’s -03 application pursuant to TEX . 2

CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 4.1 We withdraw our previous ruling on our own motion.

Applicant’s prior application only raised an out-of-time appeal claim based on ineffective assistance

of counsel. And a prior application only seeking an out-of-time appeal does not raise a claim that

triggers the procedural bar of § 4. Ex parte McPherson, 32 S.W.3d 860 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).

Therefore, Applicant’s -03 application was not barred from consideration by the provisions of § 4.

After a review of the record, we deny relief in both applications.

Filed: November 9, 2016 Do not publish

1 Applicant’s -04 application was filed with the district clerk prior to our ruling on the -03 application.