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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NOS. WR-69,484-01 & -02

EX PARTE TIMOTEO JESUS GARZA III, Applicant

ON APPLICATIONS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NOS. 19376 & 19377 IN THE 336TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM FANNIN COUNTY

 Per curiam.
 
O R D E R

	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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex
parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of indecency
with a child and aggravated sexual assault, and sentenced to twenty and fifty years' imprisonment,
respectively. He did not appeal his convictions.
	Applicant contends, among other things, that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance
because he failed to request a competency evaluation. Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might
entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 608 (1984); Ex parte Lemke, 13 S.W.3d
791,795-96 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. As we held
in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the
appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall provide Applicant's trial counsel with the
opportunity to respond to Applicant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court may
use any means set out in Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3(d). In the appropriate case, the trial
court may rely on its personal recollection. Id.
	If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent. If
Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an
attorney to represent him at the hearing. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.04. 
	The trial court shall make findings of fact as to whether there was evidence indicating that
Applicant was incompetent. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 46B.003. The trial court shall also
make findings as to whether the performance of Applicant's counsel's was deficient and, if so,
whether counsel's deficient performance prejudiced Applicant. The trial court shall also make any
other findings of fact and conclusions of law that it deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition
of Applicant's claim for habeas corpus relief.
	These applications will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues.
The issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order. If any continuances are granted, a copy of
the order granting the continuance shall be sent to this Court. A supplemental transcript containing
all affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter's notes from any hearing
or deposition, along with the trial court's supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall
be returned to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall be
obtained from this Court. 

Filed: March 19, 2008
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