Dubose, Ronald Whit

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 3, 2015
• Docket: WR-83,253-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-83,253-01

EX PARTE RONALD WHIT DUBOSE, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 07-1246-CR-A IN THE 25TH DISTRICT COURT FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

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 burglary of a

habitation and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.

Applicant contends, among other things, that the State breached the plea agreements and that

trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.

Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington,

466 U.S. 668 (1984); Ex parte Patterson, 993 S.W.2d 114, 115 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). In these 2

circumstances, additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294

(Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court

shall order trial counsel to respond to Applicant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel as set

out in his application. The trial court may use any means set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art.

11.07, § 3(d).

If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent.

If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an

attorney to represent him at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04.

The trial court shall first make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether

Applicant and the State agreed at the guilt and adjudication-of-guilt stages that the following

language would be struck from the record: “with the intent to commit sexual assault.” The trial court

shall then determine whether the State breached the agreements. Finally, the trial court shall

determine whether counsel’s conduct was deficient and Applicant was prejudiced. The trial court

shall also make any other findings of fact and conclusions of law that it deems relevant and

appropriate to the disposition of Applicant’s claims for habeas corpus relief.

This application will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues. The

issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order. A supplemental transcript containing all

affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter’s notes from any hearing or

deposition, along with the trial court’s supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall

be forwarded to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall

be obtained from this Court. 3

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