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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                           NO. AP-76,609

                       EX PARTE ANSO SHARUE HILL, Applicant

               ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                  CAUSE NO. 15593 IN THE 2nd DISTRICT COURT
                         FROM CHEROKEE 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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte

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

habitation with intent to commit sexual assault and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment.

        Applicant contends that his counsel, through no fault of his own, rendered ineffective

assistance because counsel failed to timely file a notice of appeal. Specifically, the Applicant alleges

that while counsel was appointed in a timely manner, he was not notified of that appointment in a

timely manner. We remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact and conclusions
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of law.

          The trial court has determined that trial counsel was not notified of his appointment in a

timely manner and, as a result, the Applicant was deprived of his meaningful right to a direct appeal.

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

judgment of conviction in Cause No. 15593 from the 2nd Judicial District Court of Cherokee County.

Applicant is ordered returned to that time at which he may give a written notice of appeal so that he

may then, with the aid of counsel, obtain a meaningful appeal. It appears from the record that

Applicant is currently represented by appointed counsel. However, if Applicant is no longer

represented by counsel, within ten days of the issuance of this opinion, the trial court shall determine

whether Applicant is indigent. If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the

trial court shall immediately appoint an attorney to represent Applicant on direct appeal. All time

limits shall be calculated as if the sentence had been imposed on the date on which the mandate of

this Court issues. We hold that, should Applicant desire to prosecute an appeal, he must take

affirmative steps to file a written notice of appeal in the trial court within 30 days after the mandate

of this Court issues.

Delivered: August 24, 2011
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