Chavez, Ex Parte Alfredo Murillo

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 30, 2008
• Docket: AP-75,910
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

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AP-75,910

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EX PARTE ALFREDO MURILLO CHAVEZ, Applicant

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ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 1950-B IN THE 112TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM SUTTON COUNTY

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           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 writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of burglary of a habitation and sentenced to sixty years’ imprisonment.

            Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to timely file notice of appeal, and counsel has submitted an affidavit admitting that he forgot to file the notice after the motion for new trial was denied. The trial court has determined that appellate counsel failed to timely file notice of appeal. We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgment of conviction in Case No. 1950 from the 112th Judicial District Court of Sutton County. Applicant is ordered returned to that time at which he may give a written notice of appeal so that he may then, with the aid of counsel, obtain a meaningful appeal. All time limits shall be calculated as if the sentence had been imposed on the date on which the mandate of this Court issues. We hold that, should Applicant desire to prosecute an appeal, he must take affirmative steps to file a written notice of appeal in the trial court within 30 days after the mandate of this Court issues.

Delivered: April 30, 2008

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