Moore, Dontae Terrell

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 12, 2023
• Docket: WR-89,615-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-89,615-02

EX PARTE DONTAE TERRELL MOORE, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1061081-A IN THE 177TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam. YEARY and SLAUGHTER , JJ., dissented.

OPINION

Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Moore v. State, No. 14-07-00366-CR (Tex.

App. —Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 28, 2008). 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 he was denied his right to file a petition for discretionary review

because his appellate counsel erroneously filed it with the court in an untimely manner, resulting it

its dismissal. Based on the record, the trial court has determined that appellate counsel’s

performance was deficient and that Applicant would have timely filed a petition for discretionary 2

review but for counsel’s deficient performance.

Relief is granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Ex parte Crow,

180 S.W.3d 135 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Applicant may file an out-of-time petition for

discretionary review of the judgment of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in cause number 14-07-

00366-CR. Should Applicant decide to file a petition for discretionary review, he must file it with

this Court within thirty days from the date of this Court’s mandate.

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Delivered: April 12, 2023 Do not publish