IN THE INTEREST OF F. A. AND D. B., CHILDREN--Appeal from 36th District Court of San Patricio County

State: Texas

Docket No: 13-07-00438-CV

Case Date: 11/08/2007

Plaintiff: Rafael DeLeon

Defendant: The State of Texas--Appeal from 175th Judicial District Court of Bexar County

Preview:EX PARTE JUSTIN SHAMIRE WHITE (Original)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
NO. AP-75,826 EX PARTE JUSTIN SHAMIRE WHITE, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 44,526 IN THE 47TH DISTRICT COURT FROM POTTER COUNTY Per curiam.
O P I N I O N
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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. The Seventh Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. White v. State, No. 07-05-00271-CR (Tex. App.-Amarillo, delivered Sept. 12, 2006, no pet.).
Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel failed to timely notify
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Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed. We remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact
and conclusions of law.
Appellate counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court. Based on that affidavit, the trial court has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law that appellate counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997). We find that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time petition for discretionary review of the judgment of the Seventh Court of Appeals in Cause No. 07-05-00271-CR that affirmed his conviction in Case No. 44,526 from the 47th Judicial District Court of Potter County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with the Seventh Court of Appeals within 30 days of the date on which this Court's mandate issues.
Applicant's remaining claims are dismissed. Ex parte Torres, 943 S.W.2d 469 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).
Delivered: January 23, 2008
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