Court Opinion

ID: 2950532
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Date Created: 2015-09-16 06:44:48.758696+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:45:39.781306
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-58,288-04

                     EX PARTE BERNARDIST DOVOTE LEE, Applicant

                ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
              CAUSE NO. W97-46252-S(C) IN THE 282ND DISTRICT COURT
                            FROM DALLAS COUNTY

        Per curiam.

                                              ORDER

        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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte

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

murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

        The trial court signed an order designating issues on October 21, 2014. After 180 days from

the day the writ application was served on the State, the writ application was forwarded to this Court.

TEX . R. APP . P. 73.5. Applicant has alleged facts which, if true, could entitle him to relief. We

remand this application to the 282nd District Court of Dallas County to allow the trial judge to
complete an evidentiary investigation and enter findings of fact and conclusions of law.

       This application 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. 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 forwarded to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall be

obtained from this Court.

Filed: May 13, 2015
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