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NO. WR-92, 415-01

EX P ART E TRAV I S LE SLI E NORTON, Appl icant

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

CAUSE NO. 2016CR3975-W1 I N THE 399TH DI STRI CT COURT

F ROM B EX AR COUNTY

P er cur iam

.

O P I N I O N

A f t er t h e t ri al co urt den i ed A ppl i can t ’ s mo t i o n t o s uppress

, a j ury co n v i ct ed h i m o f po s s es s i o n

wi t h i n t en t t o del i v er a co n t ro l l ed s ub s t an ce, an d t h e t ri al co urt as s es s ed a t wel v e y e a r pri s o n

s en t en ce. Th e F o urt h Co urt o f A ppeal s af f i rm ed t h e co n

v i ct i o n

. Nor ton v

. State

, No

. 04-18- 00022-

CR (T ex

. A

pp. —San A

n t o n i o del

. F eb

. 13, 2019). A ppl i can t h ad ass ert ed o n di

rect appea l t h at t h e

t ri al co urt err ed i

n f ai l i n g t o s uppress t h e ph

y s i cal ev i den ce o b t ai

n ed pursuan

t t o a warran

t l es s s earch

o f h i s perso n i

n v i o l at i o n o f t h e F o urt h A m en dm en t

. T h e appel l at e co urt f

o un d t h at t h e i s s ue, f

ro m

i t s rev i ew o f t h e appel l at e reco rd, h ad n o t b een prese rv ed. 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 r warded i

t t o t h i s Co urt

. See

T E X

. C O D E C R I M

. P R O C

. art

. 11. 07.2

T h e t ri al f i n ds

, “ [F ro m ] b o t h t h e [t ri al ] cl erk’ s an d t h e [t ri al ] co urt ’ s reco rds, i t appea rs t o t h i s

co urt t h at due t o a cl eri cal err o r, t h e F o urt h Co urt o f A ppeal s di d n o t recei

v e t h e co m

pl et e

reco rd o n appea l an d t h

us

, was un ab l e t o co rr ect l

y ev al uat e A ppl i can t ’ s s o l e i s s ue o n appea l

. [T h us

, ]

due t o t h e cl eri cal err o r an d t h e f act t h at t he Fo u r t h Co urt o f A ppeal s di d n o t h av e t h e co m pl et e

reco rd o n appea l

, t h i s co urt f i n ds t h at A

ppl i can t was depri

v ed o f h i s ri gh

t t o an ef f ect i v e appea l an d

f o r t h at reas o n

, A

ppl i can t s h o ul d b e gran

t ed an o ut o f t i

m e appea l

. ” See E

x par te R iley

, 193 S. W

. 3d

900 (T ex

. Cri

m

. A pp. 2006). T h e f

i n di n gs an d reco m

m en dat i o n are s uppo rt ed b y t h e h ab eas reco rd.

Re l i ef i s gran

t ed. A ppl i can t i s ret urn ed t o t h e di

rect appea l pro ces s

. T h e appel l at e co urt s h al l

det erm i n e wh et h er A

ppl i can t wi s h es t o h av e an d i s en t i t l ed t o h av e appel l at e co un s el appo i n t ed. If

s o

, appel l at e co un s el s h al l b e appo i n t ed t o repr es en

t A ppl i can t o n appea l

. T h e appel l at e co urt s h al l

wi t h draw i t s o pi n i o n i n A ppl i can t ’ s cas e, rev i ew an appell at e reco rd t h at i nc l u d e s t h e s uppress i o n

h eari n g t ran s cri

pt i o n

, an d i s s ue a n ew o pi

n i o n b as ed o n t h e co m

pl et ed reco rd. A

ppl i can t ’ s rem ai n i n g

h ab eas cl ai

m s at t acki n g t h e m eri

t s o f t h e co n

v i ct i o n are di s m

i s s ed. E x par te Torr es

, 943 S. W

. 2d 469

(T ex

. Cri m

. A pp. 1997).

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

.

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