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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-65,432-01

EX PARTE WESLEY E. LEWIS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. D-18,288 IN THE 358TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM ECTOR COUNTY

 Per curiam.
 
O R D E R

	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 murder and
sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.
	Applicant contends that he is being denied release to mandatory supervision. We believe that
applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him 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. 1997),
the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. Accordingly, the trial court shall resolve
those issues as set out in Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3 (d), in that it shall order affidavits
from TDCJ-Correctional Institutions Division and TDCJ-Parole Division.
	The trial court shall then make findings of fact as to whether applicant is being denied release
to mandatory supervision and, if so, the reasons for such denial. 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.
	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. If any continuances are granted, a copy of the
order granting the continuance shall be sent to this Court. 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 returned to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall be
obtained from this Court. 

Filed: September 20, 2006
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