IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-85,375-01; -02; -03; -04 EX PARTE RAY LYNN WELLS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. 23707A; 24043A; 24044A; 23706A IN THE 91ST DISTRICT COURT FROM EASTLAND COUNTY A LCALA, J., filed a concurring opinion.

CONCURRING OPINION A LCALA, J., joins this Court’s order and concurs for the reasons expressed in her concurring opinion in Ex parte Pointer, 492 S.W.3d 318, 320-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016) (per curiam) (Alcala, J., concurring) (stating that Code of Criminal Procedure Article 1.051 permits a habeas court to appoint counsel to an indigent habeas applicant “if the court concludes that the interests of justice require representation,” and encouraging habeas courts to utilize this statutory authority “in order to liberally appoint counsel for pro se applicants who . . . appear to have colorable ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims”).

Filed: September 21, 2016 Do Not Publish