SAUCEDO, ANDREW MELCHOR Appeal from 262nd District Court of Harris County (concurring by judge hervey)
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-87,190-02 EX PARTE ANDREW MELCHOR SAUCEDO, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1415436-A IN THE 262ND DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY HERVEY, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Keasler, J., joined. CONCURRING OPINION I wholeheartedly agree with Judge Keasler that Mable has proven itself poorly reasoned over time and that it should be overruled. I also agree with the new analytical framework that he proposes. I write separately, however, to point out that the moral of this long-running story is that defense attorneys and prosecutors should not allow a defendant to plead guilty until the laboratory report comes back. Defense attorneys might be subject to ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims, and the State might have to re-prosecute defendants. With these comments, I join Judge Keasler’s concurring opinion and concur in the Saucedo–2 judgment of the Court. Filed: June 26, 2019 Publish
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