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Court delays McGruder sentencing after article 11.072 habeas filing; state given time to respond
Summary
Defense counsel filed an article 11.072 written habeas application the morning of sentencing for Louisa McGruder; the court held the filing, declined to rule immediately, and reset the sentencing hearing to allow the state and appellate counsel to review and respond.
The 252nd District Court halted a scheduled sentencing after defense counsel filed a written habeas corpus application under article 11.072, asserting ineffective assistance of trial counsel and that the underlying plea may not have been knowing and voluntary.
Defense counsel told the court he had filed the 11.072 application and provided a courtesy copy at the hearing; the state requested time to…
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