Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ex Parte Mitchell Austin Baker, Applicant

February 8, 20062006 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 302

Summary

The Court held that a post‑conviction writ of habeas corpus under Article 11.07 is not available for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel arising from a Chapter 64 forensic DNA‑testing motion or its appeal, because such claims do not constitute an independent confinement.