Crouch, Denise Kay ( 2016 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-82,209-01
EX PARTE DENISE KAY CROUCH, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 08-06-9897-CR
IN THE 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FROM MEDINA 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 murder and was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
On November 5, 2014, this Court remanded this application to the trial court for findings of
fact and conclusions of law. On November 30, 2015, after a live hearing, the trial court signed
findings of fact and conclusions of law that were based on the record and the testimony at the writ
hearing. The trial court recommended that relief be denied.
This Court does not adopt the trial court’s conclusions of law that “the expert witness was
given access to all the material in possession of Delk for purposes of providing potential beneficial
evidence for the applicant” and “at the time of pre-trial negotiations up until the time the applicant
changed her plea there did not exist a viable insanity defense.” Based on the trial court’s other
findings of fact and conclusions of law, as well as this Court’s independent review of the entire
record, we deny relief.
Filed: January 27, 2016
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