Dupree, Ex Parte Cornelius Jr.

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 2, 2011
• Docket: AP-76,504
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,504

EX PARTE CORNELIUS DUPREE, JR., Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. F79-12900-RI IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NUMBER TWO FROM DALLAS COUNTY

Per curiam. Meyers, J., dissents. Keasler, J., not participating.

OPINION

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 aggravated

robbery and sentenced to seventy-five years’ imprisonment. The Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed

his conviction. Dupree v. State, No. 05-81-00358-CR (Tex. App.–Dallas, March 11, 1982).

Applicant contends that he has newly discovered evidence that he is actually innocent of this

offense. The trial court has determined that no rational jury would have convicted Applicant in light

of the new evidence, which was previously unavailable to Applicant. The evidence, obtained pursuant to post-conviction DNA testing and investigation, indicates that it was another individual,

and not Applicant, who committed this offense. Applicant is entitled to relief. Ex parte Elizondo, 947

S.W.2d 202, 209 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996).

Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. F79-12900-RI in Criminal District Court

Number 2 of Dallas County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of

Dallas County to answer the charge against him.

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

Institutions Division and Parole Division.

Delivered: March 2, 2011 Do Not Publish