Opinion
NO. WR-90,519-02
11-25-2020
EX PARTE WILLIAM BAUCUM, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 16F0100-202-B IN THE 202ND DISTRICT COURT FROM BOWIE COUNTY
Per curiam. ORDER
Applicant pled guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced under a plea agreement to four concurrent terms of thirty years' imprisonment. The Sixth Court of Appeals dismissed his direct appeal as untimely. See Baucum v. State, No. 06-19-00114-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana del. Jun. 26, 2019). Applicant, through habeas counsel, filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07. In five grounds, Applicant argues he was denied due process regarding his motion for new trial, that his plea was involuntary, and that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. This Court remanded the application to the trial court, and the trial court entered findings and recommends that habeas relief be denied. Habeas counsel has filed objections.
This Court agrees with the trial court that Applicant fails to show entitlement to habeas relief. Applicant's application for a writ of habeas corpus is denied on the findings of the trial court without a hearing and on this Court's independent review of the record. Filed: November 25, 2020
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