Opinion
NO. WR-46,247-11
03-12-2014
EX PARTE HIRAM MILES, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1996CR0010-W9
IN THE 290TH DISTRICT COURT FROM BEXAR 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.
Applicant alleges that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. The trial court recommended that relief be granted based on appellate counsel's affidavit. However, Applicant has filed eight previous 11.07 habeas applications regarding this conviction. After a writ challenging a conviction is decided on the merits, every subsequent application must meet an exception to Section 4 of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07 to be addressed on the merits. Ex parte Whiteside, 12 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). Applicant relies on a revision to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure which did not take effect until January 1, 2007 as "new law" to meet an exception under Section 4. TEX. R. APP. P. 25.2(d). The alleged new law does not apply to Applicant's case; therefore he has not shown that he meets an exception to the bar on subsequent writ applications. Therefore, this application is dismissed pursuant to Section 4 of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07. Do not publish