Brown, Micah Crofford

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 29, 2017
• Docket: WR-85,341-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-85,341-01

EX PARTE MICAH CROFFORD BROWN, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CAUSE NO. 27,742 IN THE 354 TH DISTRICT COURT HUNT COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

In June 2013, a jury found applicant guilty of the offense of capital murder. See

T EX. P ENAL C ODE § 19.03(a). Based on the jury’s answers to the statutory punishment

questions, the trial court sentenced him to death.1 On September 4, 2014, the State filed

in this Court its brief on applicant’s direct appeal. Pursuant to Article 11.071 §§ 4(a) and

1 See Art. 37.071. Unless otherwise indicated all references to Articles refer to the Code of Criminal Procedure. Brown - 2

(b), applicant’s initial application for a writ of habeas corpus was due to be filed in the

trial court on or before January 17, 2015, assuming a motion for an extension was timely

filed and granted. It has been two years since the application was due in the trial court.

Accordingly, we order the trial court to resolve any remaining issues in the case within

120 days from the date of this order. The clerk shall then immediately transmit the

complete writ record to this Court. Any extensions of time shall be requested by the trial

judge, or on his or her behalf, and obtained from this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF MARCH, 2017.

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