Opinion
NO. WR-85,302-01
09-21-2016
EX PARTE RICHMOND TAYLOR RUSSELL, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 22980A IN THE 91ST DISTRICT COURT FROM EASTLAND COUNTY ALCALA, J., filed a concurring opinion. CONCURRING OPINION
ALCALA, J., joins this Court's order and concurs for the reasons expressed in her concurring opinion in Ex parte Pointer, 492 S.W.3d 318, 320-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016) (per curiam) (Alcala, J., concurring) (stating that Code of Criminal Procedure Article 1.051 permits a habeas court to appoint counsel to an indigent habeas applicant "if the court concludes that the interests of justice require representation," and encouraging habeas courts to utilize this statutory authority "in order to liberally appoint counsel for pro se applicants who . . . appear to have colorable ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims"). Filed: September 21, 2016 Do Not Publish