DocketNumber： WR-77,120-02
Filed Date： 9/12/2012
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 9/16/2015
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-77,120-02
EX PARTE RAFFORD FITZGERALD MEACHUM, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 09-07-07009-CR
IN THE 410TH DISTRICT COURT FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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 possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Ninth Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. Meachum v. State, No. 09-10-00077-CR (Tex. App.-Beaumont April 13, 2011).
On August 7, 2012, the trial court signed findings of fact and conclusions of law, based on the affidavits from counsel, regarding Applicant's claims of ineffective counsel. The trial court recommended that relief be denied. The trial court did not address Applicant's other claims.
Based on the trial court's findings of fact as well as this Court's independent review of the entire record, we deny relief.
Filed: September 12, 2012
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