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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-76,877

EX PARTE DAVID LEE WIGGINS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
 CAUSE NO. 0345183D

	     IN THE 213TH DISTRICT COURT FROM TARRANT COUNTY

 Per curiam.

O P I N I O N

	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 this application for writ of habeas corpus.  Ex parte
Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967).  Applicant was convicted of aggravated sexual
assault and sentenced to life imprisonment.  The Second Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.
Wiggins v. State, No. 02-89-0217-CR (Tex. App.-Ft. Worth, delivered March 20, 1991, pet. ref'd). 
	Applicant contends that he has newly discovered evidence that he is actually innocent of this
offense. The trial court has determined that no rational jury would have convicted Applicant in light
of the new evidence, which was previously unavailable to Applicant. The evidence, obtained
pursuant to post-conviction DNA testing and investigation, indicates that it was another individual,
and not Applicant, who committed this offense. The State and the trial court agree that Applicant is
entitled to relief. Ex parte Elizondo, 947 S.W.2d 202, 209 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). 
	Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 0345183D in the 213th District Court of Tarrant
County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Tarrant County to
answer the charge against him.
	Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional
Institutions Division and Parole Division.

Delivered: September 12, 2012
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