Seeger, Ex Parte Jeffery Bruce

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 7, 2012
• Docket: AP-76,742
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-76,742 EX PARTE JEFFREY BRUCE SEEGER, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 007-1421-08-A IN THE 7^TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM SMITH 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 indecency with a child and sentenced to ninety-nine years' imprisonment. The Twelfth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Seeger v. State, No. 12-09-00145-CR (Tex. App.-Tyler July 30, 2010)(not designated for publication).

Applicant contends that he was denied his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review through no fault of his own. We remanded this application to the trial court for a live hearing and supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Based on the testimony at the live hearing, the trial court has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law that Applicant should be allowed the right to file an out-of-time petition for discretionary review. 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 Twelfth Court of Appeals in Cause No. 12-09-145-CR that affirmed his conviction in Case No. 007-1421-08-A from the 7^th Judicial District Court of Smith County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court's mandate issues.

Delivered: March 7, 2012

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