1. Bolinger raised an ineffective assistance of counsel claim
on direct appeal. The Texas court of appeals concluded that,
without counsel's explainations , the record was insufficient
to determine if Bolinger's trial counsel rendered ineffective
assistance. Even though the record showed counsel's beliefs
and actions. Did the court of appeals violate Bolinger's
right to due process by forcing him to raise his claim on
collateral attack without the benefit of counsel?

2. Bolinger was forced to listen to a victim allocution not
authorized by statute —just moments after receiving life
without parole. Was Bolinger subjected to cruel and unusual
punishment under the Eighth Amendment of the United States
Constitution?

Did the court of appeals violate Bolinger's right to due process by forcing him to raise his claim on collateral attack without the benefit of counsel?