EX PARTE HOWARD

No. AP-76809.

425 S.W.3d 323 (2014)

Ex Parte Michael Dee HOWARD, Applicant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Gross , Attorney at Law, San Antonio, TX, for Appellant.

District Attorney Gillespie County, E. Bruce Curry , Kerrville, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for the State.

KELLER, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.


This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The habeas judge originally recommended that we grant relief in the form of a new trial because of counsel's deficient performance in failing to have mental-health experts appointed and in failing to properly investigate and present an insanity defense. We originally filed and set this application to determine whether applicant was prejudiced at the guilt phase of trial by counsel's deficient performance. We concluded that...

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