Yates, Stanton Wayne ( 2019 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NOS.
WR-88,958-01
WR-88,958-02
WR-88,958-03
WR-88,958-04
WR-88,958-05
EX PARTE STANTON WAYNE YATES, Applicant
ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NOS. 1525082A, 1525085A, 1525086A, 1525083A, AND 1525084A
IN THE 8TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HOPKINS 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 these applications for writs of habeas corpus. Ex
parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). A jury convicted Applicant of four
offenses of engaging in organized crime and one offense of burglary of a habitation. It assessed
lengthy prison terms. The convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. Yates v. State, 505 S.W.3d 631
(Tex. App.—Texarkana 2016).
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Applicant raises many claims in his habeas applications, including several claims of
ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Trial counsel has provided an affidavit, and the trial court finds
that the ineffective assistance claims lack merit. Applicant objects to the findings. This Court has
reviewed the trial and habeas records, and this Court agrees that Applicant fails to show that trial
counsel provided ineffective assistance. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984).
This Court has also reviewed Applicant’s remaining claims, and they also lack merit. Habeas relief
is denied.
Filed: July 3, 2019
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