Case Name: Ex parte Walter BELL, Jr., Applicant
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 2004-11-10
Citations: 152 S.W.3d 103
Docket Number: No. AP-75038
Parties: Ex parte Walter BELL, Jr., Applicant.
Judges: KELLER, P. J., delivered a concurring and dissenting opinion, joined by MEYERS, KEASLER, and HERVEY, JJ.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Third Series
Volume: 152
Pages: 103–104

Head Matter:
Ex parte Walter BELL, Jr., Applicant.
No. AP-75038.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov. 10, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 12, 2005.
William Christian, Austin, for Appellant.
Rodney Conerly, Assistant District Attorney, Beaumont, Matthew Paul, State’s Attorney, Austin, for State.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
In his subsequent application for a writ of habeas corpus, applicant claimed that he is mentally retarded. We determined that applicant had met the requirements of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 11.071, § 5, and we remanded to the trial court for findings of fact and conclusions of law. The trial court held an evidentiary hearing and found that applicant is mentally retarded. The record supports the trial court's findings. Ex parte Briseno, 135 S.W.3d 1 (Tex.Crim.App.2004). Accordingly, we grant relief. We reform applicant's sentence to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division.
KELLER, P. J., delivered a concurring and dissenting opinion, joined by MEYERS, KEASLER, and HERVEY, JJ.