Bornes, LaFarris Dantrel v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 21, 2013
• Docket: 05-07-01516-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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RECEIVED Court of Appeals AUG 23 2013 Lisa Matz Clerk, 5th District

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS

NO. WR-66,244-02

EX PARTE LAFARRIS BORENS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. F-05-60566-R IN THE 265th DISTRICT COURT FROM DALLAS COUNTY

Per curiam.

OPINION

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the

clerkof thetrial court transmitted to this Court thisapplication for a writofhabeas corpus. Exparte

Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of aggravated

robbery andsentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. TheFifth Court of Appeals affirmed his

conviction. Borens v. State, No. 05-07-01516-CR (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 15,2009) (unpublished).

Applicant contendsthat his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel

failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed and failed to advise him of

his right to petition pro se for discretionary review. The trial court found that appellate counsel

discharged his duties appropriately. We remanded this application to the trial court for findings of *

fact and conclusions of law addressing Applicant's claim that he never received counsel's

correspondence.

Based on an affidavit from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the trial court has

entered findings of factand conclusions of lawthat Applicant never received notice his conviction

had been affirmed. The trial court recommends that relief be granted.

We find, therefore, that Applicant isentitled to the opportunity tofile an out-of-time petition for discretionary review ofthe judgment oftheFifth Court ofAppeals inCause No. 05-07-01516-CR

that affirmed his conviction in Cause No. F-05-60566-R from the 265th District Court of Dallas

County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court's mandate issues.

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