Opinion
NO. WR-84,823-02
09-21-2016
EX PARTE STEPHEN COLEMAN SHOCKLEY, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. W366-82727-09-HC IN THE 366TH DISTRICT COURT FROM COLLIN 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 Filed: September 21, 2016 Do Not Publish