Court Opinion

ID: 4306479
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2018-08-23 07:41:01.940974+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:38:19.304911
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-78,769-04

                         EX PARTE RANDY HENDERSON, Applicant

                ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
               CAUSE NO. 03F0146-202-B IN THE 202ND DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM BOWIE 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 one count of

indecency with a child by exposure and four counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. The

trial court sentenced Applicant to serve some counts consecutively and some counts concurrently.

His conviction was affirmed by the Sixth Court of Appeals in Henderson v. State, No. 06-03-00111-

CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2004)(not designated for publication).

        Applicant contends that the trial court improperly entered judgments nunc pro tunc in each

count, resulting in the illegal revocation of his parole. Applicant contends that, when the original
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judgments were entered against him, the trial judge designated Count Six as the “controlling case”

in open court.1 However, the judgments nunc pro tunc have changed the designated holding case

to Count Five, thereby changing his parole eligibility date from 2020 to 2024.

       Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle to relief. In these circumstances,

additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim.

App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court may use any

means set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d).

       If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent.

If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an

attorney to represent Applicant at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04.

       The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to what caused the trial

court to enter the judgments nunc pro tunc in this case. The trial court shall also make findings as

to whether the judgments nunc pro tunc reflect the original pronouncement of sentence by the trial

judge. The trial court shall also make findings as to what clerical error the judgments nunc pro tunc

correct. The trial court shall also make any other findings of fact and conclusions of law that it

deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition of Applicant’s claim for habeas corpus relief. The

trial court shall supplement the record with any evidence from the case file as necessary.

       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

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        Although no trial transcript of the proceeding exists, the case summary sheet appears to
support Applicant’s contention that the trial judge designated Count Six as the controlling case
since he listed that count first for the cumulation of the sentences.
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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 must

be requested by the trial court and shall be obtained from this Court.

Filed: August 22, 2018

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