McCall, David Wayne

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 31, 2024
• Docket: WR-54,607-05
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-54,607-05

EX PARTE DAVID WAYNE MCCALL, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. W96-03061-J (D) IN THE CRIMINAL COURT NO. 3 FROM DALLAS COUNTY

Per curiam. YEARY, J. dissented.

OPINION

Applicant pleaded no contest to sexual assault and, after a period of deferred adjudication,

was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Fifth Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal for want of

jurisdiction. McCall v. State, No. 05-99-01141-CR (Tex. App.–Dallas March 30, 2000). Applicant

filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk

forwarded it to this Court. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07.

Applicant contends that his sentence is illegal because the prior Indiana felony conviction

used to enhance this sentence was not a final conviction based on Texas law. The record shows that

Applicant was placed on community supervision for that prior conviction and there is no indication

that the supervision was ever revoked. 2

Relief is granted. Ex parte Pue, 552 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018); Ex parte

McMillan, WR-88,970-01 (Tex. Crim. App. May 1, 2024). The sentence in cause number F96-

03061-WJ in the Criminal Court no. 3 District Court of Dallas County is set aside, and Applicant

is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Dallas County for the trial court to hold a new sentencing

hearing. The trial court shall issue any necessary bench warrant within ten days from the date of this

Court’s mandate. All of Applicant’s other claims are dismissed.

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Delivered: 7-31-2024 Do not publish