Thompson, Billy Joe
Thompson, Billy Joe
Opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-89,397-01
EX PARTE BILLY JOE THOMPSON, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1358558-A IN CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 1 FROM TARRANT 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 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 aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age and indecency with a child by contact and sentenced to 75 and 20 years’ imprisonment, respectively, to run concurrently.
On January 4, 2019, the trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law rejecting Applicant’s allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel and false expert testimony. The trial court did not hold an evidentiary hearing. The trial court adopted the State’s proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law recommending that the relief sought be denied.
This Court has reviewed the record with respect to the allegations made by applicant.
We agree with the trial judge’s recommendation and adopt the trial judge’s findings and conclusions with the following exceptions: Findings paragraph 20 and Conclusions paragraph 16. Therefore, based on the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law as well as this Court’s independent review of the record, we deny relief.
IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 13th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019.
Filed: February 13, 2019 Do not publish
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