Jacob, Leon Phillip

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 25, 2023
• Docket: WR-94,428-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-94,428-01 & WR-94,428-02

EX PARTE LEON PHILLIP JACOB, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. 1543812-A & 1543813-A IN THE 263RD DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

Applicant was convicted twice of soliciting capital murder and sentenced to life

imprisonment in both cases. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. Jacob v.

State, 587 S.W.3d (Tex. App—Houston [14th Dist.] 2019). 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.

On June 13, 2022, the trial court signed an order designating issues. A evidentiary hearing

commenced on September 1, 2022, was continued on September 2, 2022, and concluded on October

6, 2022. The district clerk properly forwarded these applications to this Court under Texas Rule of

Appellate Procedure 73.4(b)(5). However, the applications were forwarded before the trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law. We remand these applications to the trial court to

complete its evidentiary investigation and make findings of fact and conclusions of law.

The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law within ninety days from

the date of this order. The district clerk shall then immediately forward to this Court the trial court’s

findings and conclusions and the record developed on remand, including, among other things,

affidavits, motions, objections, proposed findings and conclusions, orders, and transcripts from

hearings and depositions. See TEX . R. APP . P. 73.4(b)(4). Any extensions of time must be requested

by the trial court and obtained from this Court.

Filed: January 25, 2023 Do not publish