IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-82,557-01
EX PARTE MICHAEL ROMERO, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 20080D04785-409-1 IN THE 409TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM EL PASO 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 this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex
parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex.Crim.App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of one count
of murder and two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity. He was sentenced to fifteen
years’ imprisonment for the murder charge. Applicant was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for
the engaging in organized criminal activity counts. Both ten-year sentences were suspended and
Applicant was placed on community supervision in counts two and three. The Eighth Court of
Appeals affirmed his convictions. Romero v. State, No. 08-10-00074-CR (Tex. App.– El Paso, Sept.
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5, 2012)(not designated for publication).
In one ground, Applicant alleged ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Based on this
Court’s independent review of the entire record, we find that Applicant’s ineffective assistance of
counsel claim as it relates to count one is denied. Any grounds attacking applicant’s conviction and
probated sentence for engaging in organized criminal activity are dismissed without prejudice. Ex
parte Hiracheta, 307 S.W.3d 323, 325 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).
Filed: February 25, 2015
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