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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                        OF TEXAS
                                 NOS. WR-79,784-01, 02 and 03

                     EX PARTE BRYANT KESSLER JONES, Applicant

           ON APPLICATIONS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
  CAUSE NOS. 1207009R and 1208348R IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO.
                      TWO FROM TARRANT 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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex

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

of engaging in organized criminal activity - murder, one count of murder, and engaging in organized

criminal activity - aggravated assault. He was sentenced to eighty years’, sixty years’, and forty

years’ imprisonment, respectively. The Seventh Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. Jones

v. State, Nos. 07-10-00418-CR and 07-10-00419-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo, delivered January 25,

2012, no pet.).

       Applicant contends, inter alia, that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance
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because counsel failed to advise him of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review.

       Appellate counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court. Based on that affidavit, the trial court

has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law that appellate counsel failed to advise Applicant

of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. The trial court recommends that relief

be granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).

       We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file out-of-time petitions

for discretionary review of the judgments of the Seventh Court of Appeals in Cause Nos. 07-10-

00418-CR and 07-10-00419-CR that affirmed his convictions in Cause Nos. 07-10-00418-CR and

07-10-00419-CR from the Criminal District Court No. Two of Tarrant County. Applicant shall file

his petitions for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s

mandate issues.

       Applicant’s remaining claims are dismissed without prejudice. Ex parte Torres, 943 S.W.2d
469 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).

Delivered: July 24, 2013
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