Ritchie, Larry Del



















IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS




NO. WR-62,066-03


EX PARTE LARRY DEL RITCHIE, Applicant



ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NUMBER 9020716 IN THE 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

TRAVIS COUNTY


Per curiam.



O R D E R



This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus that was transmitted to this Court by the clerk of the trial court pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07, Section 3, of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Ex Parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of driving while intoxicated, enhanced, and sentenced to ten (10) years' confinement. Imposition of the sentence was suspended and Applicant was placed on community supervision for a period of ten (10) years. Following revocation of community supervision, his sentence was assessed at four (4) years' confinement. No direct appeal was taken.

The trial court recommends that grounds one and two, which challenge the conviction on the basis of an illegal sentence and ineffective assistance of counsel, be denied. We agree.

The trial court recommends that grounds three and four, concerning the denial of mandatory supervision release, be dismissed as moot. We agree.

Grounds one and two are denied; grounds three and four are dismissed.

DELIVERED: March 29, 2006

DO NOT PUBLISH