## 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-87,085-03

EX P ARTE RUTHEN JAMES WEE MS, Appli cant

ON AP P LICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORP US CAUSE NO. 2015-229-C2C IN THE 54 DISTRICT COURT T H F ROM MC LENNAN COUNTY

Per curiam . O R D E R Applicant was co n v i cted of one count of ag g rava ted assault and one count of unlawful possession of a firea

rm and sentenc ed to life and ten y ear s’ imprisonment respe ctively

. The Tenth Court of Appea ls aff

irmed his convictions. W eem s v. State , No. 10-17-00404- CR (Tex. App.—Waco Apr il 10, 2019)(not desig nated f or publication).
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. H o w e v e r , i t h a s n o w c o m e t o t h e C o u r t ’ s a t t e n t i o n t h a t A p p l i c a n t ’ s p r i o r h a b e a s a p p l i c a t i o n s h o u l d
h a v e b e e n d i s m i s s e d , n o t d e n i e d

. D u e t o t h a t e r r o r , t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n w o u l d n o l o n g e r b e2

c o n s i d e r e d s u b s e q u e n t a n d s h o u l d b e a d d r e s s e d o n t h e m e r i t s . A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e C o u r t

w i t h d r a w s i t s p r i o r r u l i n g w h i c h d i s m i s s e d t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n w i t h o u t w r i t t e n o r d e r , r e o p e n s t h e

a p p l i c a t i o n , a n d e n t e r s t h i s o r d e r r e m a n d i n g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n . A pplicant contends, among other things, that trial counsel was ineffe ctive in six teen differ ent
g rounds. Applicant has alleg ed fac ts that, if true, might entitle him to relief

. Stric kl a n d v. W ashington , 466 U.S. 668 (1984). Acc ording ly , the rec ord should be develope d. The trial court is the appropr iate forum for finding s of fac t. T E X
. C O D E C R I M
. P R O C
. art. 11.07, § 3(d). The trial court shall order trial counsel to respond to all of Applicant’s claims of ineffe ctive counsel. I n developing the rec ord, the trial court may use any means set out in Article 11.07, § 3(d). I f the trial court elec ts
to hold a hear ing, it shall deter mine whether Applicant is indige nt. I f Ap p l icant is indige nt and
wants to be repr esente d by counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to repr esent at the hear ing. S ee T E X
. C O D E C R I M
. P R O C
. art. 26.04. I f counsel is appointed or reta ined, the trial court shal l immediately

notify this Court of counsel’s name

. The trial court shall make finding s of fac t and conclusions of law as to whether trial counsel’s perf ormanc e was defic ient and Applicant was prejudice d

. T h e t ri al court may make any other finding s and conclusions that it deems appropr iate in response to Applicant’s. The trial court shall also make a

ruling on Applicant’s r equest to excee d the pag e limits for his memorandum of law. The t ri al court shall make findings of fac t and conclusions of l aw within ninety day s from the date of this order

. The district cler k shall then immediately forwa rd to this Court the trial court’s finding s and conclusions and the rec ord develope d on rema nd, including, among other things, aff idavits, motions, objections, proposed finding s and conclusions, order s, and transcr ipts from hear ings and depositions. See T E X
. R. A P P
. P. 73.4(b)( 4). Any extensions of time must be reque sted3

by the trial cour

t and obtained f

rom this Court.

Filed: April 29, 2020 Do not publish