Court Opinion

ID: 3193980
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Date Created: 2016-04-14 06:11:39.40104+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:24:57.125574
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                        OF TEXAS
            NOS. WR-77,402-55, WR-77,402-56, WR-77,402-57, & WR-77,402-58

                         EX PARTE DARRELL HARPER, Applicant

                 ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
                           CAUSE NO. D-1-DC-11-904087
                          IN THE 147TH DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM TRAVIS 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). Applicant was convicted of the offenses

of terroristic threat and retaliation and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment in each case.

       In his present applications, Applicant raises several grounds. These applications, however,

present a more serious question. This Court’s records reflect that, since the convictions were final,

Applicant has filed twelve prior applications pertaining to these convictions. It is obvious from the

record that Applicant continues to raise issues that have been presented and rejected in previous
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applications or that should have been presented in previous applications. The writ of habeas corpus

is not to be lightly or easily abused. Sanders v. U.S., 373 U.S. 1 (1963); Ex parte Carr, 511 S.W.2d
523 (Tex. Crim. App. 1974); Ex parte Harper, No. WR-77,402-36 (Tex. Crim. App. Feb. 26, 2014)

(not designated for publication). Because of his repetitive claims, we hold that Applicant’s claims

are barred from review under Article 11.07, § 4, and are waived and abandoned by his abuse of the

writ. These applications are dismissed.

       Therefore, we instruct the Honorable Abel Acosta, Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals,

not to accept or file the instant application for a writ of habeas corpus, or any future application

pertaining to this conviction unless Applicant is able to show in such an application that any claims

presented have not been raised previously and that they could not have been presented in a previous

application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Bilton, 602 S.W.2d 534 (Tex. Crim. App. 1980).

       Copies of this order shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.

Filed: April 13, 2016
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