Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Ex Parte Ricky Eugene Kerr, Applicant
January 2, 20022002 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 2
Summary
The Court held that the applicant's earlier filings were not true habeas corpus applications because they did not seek relief from a judgment imposing a death penalty; therefore the August 6, 2000 filing is the initial writ and is timely. The Court also rejected the argument that ineffective assistance of counsel justified a second filing.