## I N T H E C O U R T O F C R I M I N A L A P P E A L S

O F T E X A S

NO. WR-92, 604-02

EX P ART E TE VARE S TI M M ONS, Appl icant

ON AP P LI CAT I ON F OR A WRIT OF HAB EA S CORP US

CAUSE NO. 114-80390- 99-A I N THE 114TH DI STRI CT COURT

F ROM SM I TH COUNTY

P er cur iam

. Y ear y, J.

, fi led a diss enting opinion joined by Keller

, P

. J.

O P I N I O N

A ppl i can t f i l ed t h i s appl i cat i o n f

o r a wri t o f h ab eas co rpus i n t h e co un

t y o f co n v i ct i o n

, an d

t h e di s t ri ct cl erk f

o rwarded i

t t o t h i s C o u r t

. S e e T E X

. C O D E C R I M

. P R O C

. art

. 11. 07. It co n cern s

A ppl i can t ’ s co n v i ct i o n f o r aggrav at ed r o b b ery

.

T h e St at e, i

n 1999, ch arged Ap p l i c a nt w i t h t h ree o f f en s es : en gagi

n g i n o rgan i zed cri

m i n al

act i v i t y ; po s s es s i o n o f 50 t o 2000 po un ds o f m ari h uan a; an d aggrav at ed r o b b ery

. A j ury co n v i ct ed

h i m o f en gagi

n g i n o rgan i zed cri

m i n al act i v i t y an d as s es s ed a 35-y ear s en t en ce. T wo m

o n t h s l at er,

A ppl i can t pl ed gui l t y wi t h o ut pl ea agreem

en t s t o t h e aggrav at ed ro b b ery an d m ari h uan a po s s es s i o n

ch arges

, an d t h e t ri al co urt i m po s ed t wo 45-y ear s en

t en c e s

. A l l t h e s en

t en ces are run

n i n g

co n curr en t l y

. A ppl i can t di d n o t appea l

.2

In h ab eas

, A

ppl i can t co n t en ds h i s co n

v i ct i o n f o r agg r a va t ed ro b b ery i s b arr ed b y do ub l e

j eo pardy

, s o h e i s act ual l

y i n n o cen t o f t h e o f f en s e, an d h e argues h i s gui l t y pl ea was n o t v o l

un t ary due

t o t ri al co un s el ’ s f

ai l ure t o real i ze t h i s f

act

. A ppl i can t i s co rr ect regardi

n g do ub l e j eo pardy as t o t h e

aggrav at ed ro b b ery co n

v i ct i o n

, an d t h e St at e co n cede s t h e aggrav at ed ro b b ery co n v i ct i o n s h o ul d b e

v aca t ed. See E

x par te Chaddoc k

, 369 S. W

. 3d 880 (T ex

. Cri m

. A pp. 2012) (do ub l e j eo pardy

prev en t ed pro s ecu t i o n f

o r aggrav at ed as s aul

t b eca us e t h e def

en dan t was co n v i ct ed o f en gagi

n g i n

o rgan i zed cri

m i n al act i v i t y wi t h t h e s am

e aggrav at ed as s aul

t as t h e predi cat e o f

f en s e). T h i s Co urt ’ s

i n depen den

t rev i ew o f t h e reco rd s h o ws t h at A ppl i can t i n v o l un t ari l y pl ed gui l t y t o aggrav at ed ro b b ery

b eca us e t h e pro s ecut i o n was b arr ed b y do ub l e j eo pardy

. A ppl i can t

, h o wev er, i s n o t act ual l

y i n n o cen t

o f t h e o f f en s e. In deed, t h e j ury f

o un d t h at A

ppl i can t co m m i t t ed t h e o f

f en s e wh en i

t f o un d h i m gui l t y

o f en gagi n g i n o rgan i zed cri

m i n al act i v i t y i n wh i ch t h e aggrav at ed ro b b ery was t h e predi cat e o f f en s e.

Re l i ef i s gran

t ed. T h e j udgm en

t f o r aggrav at ed ro b b ery i

n caus e n um b er 114-80390- 99 i

n t h e

114t h Di s t ri ct Co urt o f Sm i t h Co un t y i s v acat ed. T h e t ri al co urt s h al l i s s ue an y n ece s s ary o rder s

wi t h i n t en day s f

ro m t h e dat e o f t h i s Co urt ’ s m an dat e.

Co pi es o f t h i s o pi

n i o n s h al l b e s en

t t o t h e T ex as Depa

rt m en t o f Cri m i n al J us t i ce–C o rr ect i o n al

In s t i t ut i o n s Di v i s i o n an d t h e Bo ard o f Pardo n s an d Paro l es

.

Del i v ered: Sept em

b er 22, 2021

Do n o t pub l i s h