Johnson, Rickey Lynn

Summary

This document consists of a June 1, 2015 letter and supporting affidavit by Rickey Lynn Johnson to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Johnson alleges that another inmate deceived him into submitting a habeas corpus application without his knowledge of its contents and requests permission to refile a habeas application without being deemed to have abused the writ.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Johnson should be permitted to file a subsequent Article 11.07 habeas application without being subject to an abuse-of-writ or successive-filing bar based on his allegation that the prior application was prepared or filed without his informed understanding.

Disposition

other