Stevens, Russell Leroy

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 26, 2006
• Docket: WR-35,437-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-35,437-02 EX PARTE RUSSELL LEROY STEVENS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

FROM CAUSE NO. W-6246-C-2 IN THE 251^ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF RANDALL COUNTY

Per curiam.

O P I N I O N

This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus forwarded to this Court pursuant to Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3, et seq.. Applicant pleaded guilty to the felony offense of aggravated sexual assault, and punishment was assessed at fifty years' confinement. No direct appeal was taken.

In the instant application, Applicant raises several grounds for relief which were previously raised in a prior writ, which this Court denied without written order on November 5, 1997. Additionally, Applicant claims that his retained habeas counsel was ineffective for abandoning his first writ application.

This Court has reviewed Applicant's claim of ineffective assistance of habeas counsel, and has determined that because there is no right to counsel on habeas review, the claim is without merit. Therefore, it is denied. Applicant's remaining claims are barred from review; as such, they are dismissed. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07 § 4.

DO NOT PUBLISH

DELIVERED: April 26, 2006