Opinion
NO. WR-87,656-01
12-06-2017
EX PARTE BRANDON DONYA HUGHES, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. W14-75983-S(A) IN THE 282 CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT FROM DALLAS COUNTY Per curiam.WALKER, J., not participating. 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 the offense of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
The trial court signed an order designating issues on May 10, 2017. After 180 days from the day the writ application was served on the State, the writ application was forwarded to this Court. TEX. R. APP. P. 73.5.
We grant Applicant's motion and remand this application to the 282 Criminal District Court of Dallas County to allow the trial judge to complete an evidentiary investigation and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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 shall be obtained from this Court. Filed: December 6, 2017
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