The opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-87,964-03
EX PARTE JAMES HALSELL, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 2015-CR-7747-W3 IN THE 437TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM BEXAR COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Applicant pled nolo contendere in an open plea to Count II- Money Laundering $20k-$100K;
Count IV - Money Laundering $20k-$100K; Count VI- Forgery; Count VII- Forgery; Count VIII-
Forgery; and Count IX- Securing the Execution of a Document by Deception over $200K and was
found guilty and sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division for
three (3) years confinement in Count II; three (3) years confinement in Count IV; one (l) year
confinement in Count VI; one (I) year confinement in Count VII; one (I) year confinement in Count
VIII; and five (5) years confinement in Count IX. The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.
Halsell v. State, No. 04-17-00206-CR (Tex. App. —San Antonio, June 14, 2017). Applicant filed
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this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk
forwarded it to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07.
After a review of the record, we find that Applicant’s claims that the Texas Board of
Pardons and Parole violated due process by denying him parole are without merit. Therefore,
we deny relief.
Applicant’s remaining claims challenging his conviction on the grounds of false
statements or allegations in Count IX, and the qualifications of Count IX as a felony are
dismissed pursuant to T EX. C ODE C RIM. P RO. Art. 11.07 §4.
Delivered: October 7, 2020
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