Lee, Bernardist Dovote

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 13, 2015
• Docket: WR-58,288-04
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-58,288-04

EX PARTE BERNARDIST DOVOTE LEE, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. W97-46252-S(C) IN THE 282ND DISTRICT COURT FROM DALLAS 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 the offense of

murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

The trial court signed an order designating issues on October 21, 2014. After 180 days from

the day the writ application was served on the State, the writ application was forwarded to this Court.

TEX . R. APP . P. 73.5. Applicant has alleged facts which, if true, could entitle him to relief. We

remand this application to the 282nd District Court of Dallas County to allow the trial judge to complete an evidentiary investigation and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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.

Filed: May 13, 2015 Do not publish