Watson, Samantha Anne AKA Iglesias, Samantha Anne

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 18, 2015
• Docket: WR-82,146-01
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-82,146-01

EX PARTE SAMANTHA ANNE WATSON, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. CR13-0527-01 IN THE 43rd DISTRICT COURT FROM PARKER COUNTY

Per curiam.

OPINION

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 theft from an

elderly individual and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. She did not appeal her conviction.

Applicant contends that she is actually innocent of committing the offense in this cause

because the real alleged victim in this case was not sixty-five years of age.

While we do not find that Applicant’s claim of actual innocence is supported by the habeas

record, we do find the record supports a claim that Applicant is guilty only of a lesser-included 2

offense and that she is ineligible for the sentence pronounced in this cause. Applicant is entitled to

relief. State v. Wilson, 324 S.W.3d 595 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).

Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. CR13-0527-01 in the 43rd District Court of

Parker County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Parker County

to answer the charges as set out in the indictment. The trial court shall issue any necessary bench

warrant within 10 days after the mandate of this Court issues.

Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.

Delivered: March 18, 2015 Do not publish