Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2011

Winchester, Terry E.

Winchester, Terry E.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided September 28, 2011

Winchester, Terry E.

Opinion

















IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS




NO. WR-71,541-05


EX PARTE TERRY E. WINCHESTER, Applicant






ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 06-2846-B IN THE 106TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

FROM LYNN COUNTY


Per curiam. Keller, P.J., and Johnson, J., dissent.

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 writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of failure to appear and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Winchester v. State, No. 07-07-0031-CR (Tex. App. - Amarillo, February 14, 2008, pet. ref'd).

On February 16, 2011, this Court remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact and conclusion of law. On August 16, 2011, the trial court made findings of fact and conclusions recommending that relief be denied.

This Court has reviewed the record with respect to the allegations made by Applicant. We adopt the trial court's findings and conclusions of law, except for conclusions of law #1, #5, and #6 regarding trial counsel's performance. Based upon the trial court's findings and conclusions and our own review, we deny relief.



Filed: September 28, 2011

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