Alan Patrick Fowler v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
HabeasCorpus
Whether there is insufficient evidence of specific intent to commit murder
QUESTIONS PRESENTED | 1) Could reasonable jurists disagree on whether there is insufficient evidence of specific intent to commit murder where Fowler never shot at a person, never tried to shoot at a person, never aimed the gun at a person, and never pointed the gun at a person; and the victim was not in Texas | at the time? 2) Could reasonable jurists disagree on whether Fowler received ineffective assistance of counsel where counsel did not investigate Fowler’s mental and medical history by failing to talk to his doctors ‘ and request Fowler’s medical records showing a suicide attempt just six months prior to his arrest? 3) Could reasonable jurists disagree on whether Fowler was denied his Constitutional right to confront witnesses where Fowler was portrayed as a life-long threat by non-testifying witnesses during sentencing resulting in the maximum ; sentence—20 years? . 1