Ex Parte Thaddeus Vandehue Williams

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas denied the applicant's post‑conviction habeas corpus petition, holding that a collateral attack on the sufficiency of the evidence supporting felony convictions entered by guilty plea is not permitted. The Court reaffirmed the longstanding rule that sufficiency of the evidence may not be challenged in habeas proceedings, and that the "no evidence" exception does not apply to the present case. The decision also concluded that Jackson v. Virginia does not alter Texas law on this issue.