Ramirez, Rogelio Jr.

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 16, 2026
• Docket: WR-97,066-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-97,066-01

EX PARTE ROGELIO RAMIREZ, JR, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 09-09-12758-A IN THE 79TH DISTRICT COURT JIM WELLS COUNTY

Per curiam.

OPINION

Applicant was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and

sentenced to 46 years’ imprisonment. 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.

The convicting court entered an Order Granting Writ of Habeas Corpus

Relief that includes findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court determined that Applicant was actually charged with a second-degree felony and the correct

sentencing range was 2 to 20 years. TEX. PENAL CODE § 12.33. Therefore,

Applicant’s 46-year sentence constituted an illegal sentence. The convicting court

recommended granting relief. The record confirms that Applicant was improperly

convicted of a first-degree felony and his punishment exceeded the correct

sentencing range.

Relief is granted. The judgment in cause number 09-09-12758-CR in the 79th

Judicial District Court of Jim Wells County is reformed to reflect sexual assault of a

child as the offense of conviction. We remand this case to the trial court for

re-sentencing as a second-degree felony. Applicant is remanded to the custody of

the Sheriff of Jim Wells County for a new punishment hearing. The trial court shall

issue any necessary bench warrant within ten 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.

Filed: April 16, 2026 Do not publish