Price, Ex Parte Michael Bracken

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 10, 2007
• Docket: AP-75,778
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-75,778 EX PARTE MICHAEL BRACKEN PRICE, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 2004CR0941-W1 IN THE 290^TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM BEXAR COUNTY

Per curiam.

O P I N I O N

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 writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of murder and sentenced to forty (40) years' imprisonment. The Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Price v. State, No. 04-04-00886-CR, (Tex. App. - San Antonio, 2006, no pet.).

Applicant contends inter alia that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed.

Appellate counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court. Based on that affidavit, the trial court has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law that appellate counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed. The trial court recommends that relief be granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997). We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time petition for discretionary review of the judgment of the Fourth Court of Appeals in Cause No. 04-4-00886-CR that affirmed his conviction in Case No. 2004CR0941-W1 from the 290th Judicial District Court of Bexar County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with the Fourth Court of Appeals within 30 days of the date on which this Court's mandate issues.

Applicant's remaining claims are dismissed. See Ex parte Torres, 943 S.W.2d 469 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).

Delivered: October 10, 2007

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