Court Opinion

ID: 9612836
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:11:35.280995+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:03:23.186467
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KELLER, Presiding Judge,
filed an opinion concurring in the refusal of the petition.
Judge Cochran’s opinion makes a number of valid points. Those who draft petitions for discretionary review would do well to comply with the rules of appellate *521procedure and the dictates of Degrate v. State1 in order to avoid the possibility that an insufficient petition will impede or prevent review of the issues in the case.
Nevertheless, I would point out that noncompliance does not automatically preclude the Court or a judge from reviewing the merits of a petition. When the merits of a petition are presented sufficiently, I do not vote to refuse for noncompliance. In this case my decision to refuse review is based upon the merits of the petition.

. 712 S.W.2d 755 (Tex.Crim.App.1986).