Bell, Justin Bryan ( 2019 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-89,294-01
EX PARTE JUSTIN BRYAN BELL, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 26444-A IN THE 42ND DISTRICT COURT
FROM TAYLOR COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the
clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte
Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of aggravated
kidnapping, sexual assault, and assault family violence. He was sentenced to sixty years’
imprisonment for the aggravated kidnapping conviction and to ten years’ imprisonment for each of
the other two convictions. The Eleventh Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. Bell v. State,
No. 11-15-00271-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Oct. 31, 2017) (not designated for publication).
Applicant raised four grounds for relief, including a claim that trial counsel rendered
ineffective assistance. After a remand for findings on the ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim,
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the habeas court signed findings of fact recommending that this Court deny relief. Based on the trial
court’s findings and this Court’s independent review of the entire record, we deny habeas corpus
relief.
Filed: July 24, 2019
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