Ponce, Norberto a

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 10, 2016
• Docket: WR-83,725-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-83,725-01

EX PARTE NORBERTO A. PONCE, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 2010CR11757-W1 IN THE 290th DISTRICT COURT FROM BEXAR COUNTY

Per curiam. Yeary, 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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte

Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of online solicitation

of a minor and he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.

This Court, in Ex parte Lo, held unconstitutional the online solicitation of a minor statute for

which Applicant was convicted. Ex parte Lo, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). Applicant,

through counsel, filed this habeas application based on the Lo decision and asks that his conviction 2

be set aside. The trial court recommends that relief be granted in this cause. We agree in part.1

Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 2010CR11757 in the 290th District Court of

Bexar County is set aside and the cause is remanded so the trial court can dismiss the indictment.

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

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.

Delivered: February 10, 2016 Do not publish

1 Applicant’s claim that he is actually innocent is denied.