Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

In the context of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.07, section 4(a)(2), which states that an application must contain sufficient specific facts establishing by a preponderance of evidence that, but for a constitutional violation, no rational juror would have found applicant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, a habeas applicant must accompany constitutional-violation claims with a prima facie claim of actual innocence in order to satisfy the section's requirements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2007
• Published 04/04/2007

Judges

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leland Brooks, pro se., Jack Roady, Asst. District Attorney, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.