Opinion
NO. WR-85,680-02
12-07-2016
EX PARTE TERRIO LA JOE HOLIDAY, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1383178-A IN THE 179TH 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 burglary of a habitation and sentenced to sixty years' imprisonment. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Holiday v. State, No. 14-14-00467-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Mar. 12, 2015) (not designated for publication).
Applicant contends that his appellate counsel failed to timely advise him of his right to file a petition for discretionary review (PDR) and that he was denied his right to do so because of a breakdown in the system.
Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984); Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997). In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. Pursuant to Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall order appellate counsel to respond to Applicant's claims. The trial court may use any means set out in TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d).
If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent. If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an attorney to represent Applicant at the hearing. TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 26.04.
The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether Applicant's appellate counsel timely advise Applicant that he had a right to file a PDR. The trial court shall also determine whether Applicant was denied his right to file a PDR because of a breakdown in the system. The trial court shall also make any other findings of fact and conclusions of law that it deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition of Applicant's claim for habeas corpus relief.
This application will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues. The issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order. A supplemental transcript containing all affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter's notes from any hearing or deposition, along with the trial court's supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall be forwarded to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time must be requested by the trial court and shall be obtained from this Court. Filed: December 7, 2016
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