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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                          NO. AP-76,451

               EX PARTE CLIFTON WAYNE HARDEN, JR., Applicant

               ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                CAUSE NO. 54,244-A IN THE 47th DISTRICT COURT
                           FROM POTTER 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 this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte

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

controlled substance and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. The Seventh Court of Appeals

affirmed his conviction. Harden v. State, No. 07-08-00302-CR (Tex. App.–Amarillo, delivered

August 24, 2009, no pet.).

       Applicant contends that was deprived of his right to pursue a petition for discretionary review

pro se. We remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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       Based on the trial court’s findings of fact and our own independent review of the record, we

find that the Applicant is entitled to relief. Ex parte Riley, 193 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).

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

discretionary review of the judgment of the Seventh Court of Appeals in Cause No. 07-08-0302-CR

that affirmed his conviction in Case No. 54,244-A from the 47th Judicial District Court of Potter

County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with the Seventh Court of Appeals

within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandate issues.

Delivered: November 10, 2010
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