Ramirez, Hector

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 22, 2026
• Docket: WR-97,229-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-97,229-01

EX PARTE HECTOR RAMIREZ, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1677479-A IN THE 339TH DISTRICT COURT HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam.

OPINION

Applicant was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and

sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his

conviction. Ramirez v. State, No. 14-22-00733-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.],

Dec. 10, 2024, no pet.). 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 appellate counsel failed to timely inform Applicant that 2

his conviction had been affirmed. 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 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 14-22-00733-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Delivered: January 22, 2026 Do not publish