Vences, Cruz

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 13, 2019
• Docket: WR-89,064-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-89,064-01

EX PARTE CRUZ VENCES, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1312401-A IN THE 183RD DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

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 possession of

marihuana and sentenced to 180 days’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.

Applicant contends that trial counsel failed to properly advise him that his guilty plea would

result in mandatory removal from the United States. In a separate ground, he contends that trial

counsel’s misadvice on the immigration consequences of his guilty plea rendered it involuntary.

The trial court recommended that we grant relief and set aside Applicant’s conviction. We

disagree. See State v. Guerrero. 400 S.W.3d 576, 588–89 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). Relief is denied. 2

Filed: February 13, 2019 Do not publish