Davis, Darrell W.

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 1, 2023
• Docket: WR-82,581-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-82,581-02 & WR-82,581-03

EX PARTE DARRELL W. DAVIS, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. C-4-W012195-1265894-B & C-4-W012191-1262850-A IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 4 FROM TARRANT COUNTY

Per curiam. KELLER , P.J. filed a concurring opinion. SLAUGHTER , J. filed a dissenting opinion joined by RICHARDSON , J. YEARY , J. joined part V only.

OPINION

Applicant pleaded guilty and was convicted of evading arrest and possession of a firearm by

a felon and sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment in each cause. Applicant filed these applications

for writs of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded them to this

Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07.

Applicant contends that his sentences are illegal because a non-aggravated state jail offense

was used in the habitual offender enhancement allegations. Both the State and the trial court agree

that there is no other felony offense that could have been used to enhance these punishments to

habitual offender status. 2

Relief is granted. Samaripas v. State, 454 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); Ex parte

Parrott, 396 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). The judgments in cause numbers C-4-W012195-

1265894 & C-4-W012191-1262850 in the Criminal District Court No. 4 District Court of Tarrant

County are set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Tarrant County to

answer the charges as set out in the indictments. The trial court shall issue any necessary bench

warrant within ten days from the date of this Court’s mandate.

Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional

Institutions Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Delivered: February 1, 2023 Do not publish