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Ex parte Watts

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
Sep 16, 2020
NO. WR-85,666-06 (Tex. Crim. App. Sep. 16, 2020)

Opinion

NO. WR-85,666-06

09-16-2020

EX PARTE MICHAEL WATTS, Applicant


ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 32388B-422 IN THE 422ND DISTRICT COURT FROM KAUFMAN COUNTY

Per curiam. ORDER

Applicant was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. The Fifth Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal. Watts v. State, No. 05-15-01336-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 22, 2015) (not designated for publication). Applicant 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 his first and second grounds, Applicant contends that because of COVID-19, his sentence is excessive and prison conditions pose a risk to his health. These grounds are denied. Applicant's remaining grounds are dismissed. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07, § 4. Accordingly, this application is denied in part and dismissed in part. Filed: September 16, 2020
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Summaries of

Ex parte Watts

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
Sep 16, 2020
NO. WR-85,666-06 (Tex. Crim. App. Sep. 16, 2020)
Case details for

Ex parte Watts

Case Details

Full title:EX PARTE MICHAEL WATTS, Applicant

Court:COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

Date published: Sep 16, 2020

Citations

NO. WR-85,666-06 (Tex. Crim. App. Sep. 16, 2020)