Court Opinion

ID: 2936979
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-09-15 17:29:49.127866+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:57:54.523941
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

					    NO. AP-75,113

EX PARTE DAVID WAYNE DEBLANC, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 15,386-A IN THE 75TH DISTRICT COURT
LIBERTY COUNTY

 Per Curiam.

O P I N I O N

	In his subsequent application for a writ of habeas corpus, Applicant claimed that he
is mentally retarded.  We determined that Applicant had met the requirements of Code of
Criminal Procedure Article 11.071, § 5, and we remanded to the trial court for findings of
fact and conclusions of law.  The trial court found that Applicant demonstrated, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that he is mentally retarded.  Ex parte Briseno, 135 S.W.3d
1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004).  The record supports the trial court's findings.  Id.  Accordingly,
we grant relief.  We reform Applicant's sentence to life imprisonment in the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division.
DELIVERED: March 16, 2005
DO NOT PUBLISH