Opinion ID: 148961
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Heading: Successive State Habeas Application

Text: On August 21, 2009, Balentine filed a subsequent habeas application in state district court pursuant to Section 5 of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071. He alleged that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance when his trial counsel did not investigate, develop, and present mitigation evidence in the punishment phase of the trial. He also alleged a violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). The Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the application. Ex parte Balentine, Nos. WR-54071-01, WR-54071-02, 2009 WL 3042425 (Tex.Crim. App. Sept. 22, 2009).