Court Opinion

ID: 2950427
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-09-16 06:42:53.926474+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:44:41.735793
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                            NOS. WR-81,806-03 & WR-81,806-04

                         EX PARTE JEENA ROBERTS, Applicant

             ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
                 CAUSE NOS. 2010-429,389-B & 2010-429,390-B
          IN THE 140TH DISTRICT COURT FROM LUBBOCK COUNTY

       Per curiam.

                                           OPINION

       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 these applications for writs of habeas corpus. Ex

parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of intoxication

assault and intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and fifteen years’

imprisonment, respectively.

       Applicant contends, among other things, that she was deprived her right to file an appeal.

The trial court has signed findings of fact stating that Applicant did not waive her right to appeal

rulings on pre-trial motions as part of the plea agreement and, therefore, was denied her right to file
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an appeal.

       The trial court has recommended that Applicant be granted relief. We find that Applicant

is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgments of convictions in Cause

No. 2010-429,389 and Cause No. 2010-429,390 from the 140th Judicial District Court of Lubbock

County.

       Applicant is ordered returned to that time at which she may give a written notice of appeal

so that she may then, with the aid of counsel, obtain a meaningful appeal. All time limits shall be

calculated as if the sentence had been imposed on the date on which the mandate of this Court issues.

We hold that, should Applicant desire to prosecute an appeal, she must take affirmative steps to file

a written notice of appeal in the trial court within 30 days after the mandate of this Court issues.

       Applicant’s remaining claims are dismissed. See Ex parte Torres, 943 S.W.2d 469 (Tex.

Crim. App. 1997).

Delivered: June 10, 2015
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