Court Opinion

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                   WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

                    CERTIFIED COPIES OF

                   POST CONVICTION

FROM:               I 79TH DISTRICT COURT

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                                                   MAY 12 2015

                   HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS       Ab84 Acosta, Clerk

                    ETHAN WAYNE HORTON

                          APPLICANT

                              vs.

                     THE STATE OF TEXAS

                         RESPONDENT

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    DISTRICT ATTORNEY ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER

    STATE'S PROPOSED ORDER DESIGNATING ISSUES AND FOR FILING              2
    AFFIDAVIT

    LETTER TO APPLICANT                                                   7

    CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK                                              8

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Belinda Hill                                                                       Criminal Justice Center
Interim First Assistant                                                            1201 Franklin, Suite 600
                                                                                 Houston, Texas 77002-1901

                          HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
                                           MIKE ANDERSON

                                              April 13, 2013

     Chris Daniel, District Clerk
     Harris County, Texas
     1201 Franklin
     Houston, Texas 77002
                                                  Re: Ex parte ETHAN WAYNE HORTON
                                                  No. 1087158-B in the 179th
                                                  District Court of Harris County, Texas
                                                  Filing date: 02-14-13

     Date copy of writ delivered to District Attorney's Basket:   APR 1 5 Z013
     By: Leslie Garcia

     Dear Sir:

     I hereby acknowledge receipt of a copy of the above-captioned post conviction application for
     writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
     Therefore, I waive service by certified mail as provided therein.

    I understand that I have 15 days from the date received to answer.

                                                          Sincerely,

         APR 1 5 2013
     Date Received
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        EX PARTE                                         §           IN THE 179th DISTRICT COURT

                                                         §           OF

                                                         §           HARRIS COUNTY, T EX A S
               Applicant

                           STATE'S PROPOSED ORDER DESIGNATING ISSUES
                                     AND FOR FILING AFFIDAVIT

                Having considered the application for writ of habeas corpus in the above-captioned cause

        and the State's original answer, the Court finds that the issues of whether the applicant was denied

        effective assistance of counsel and whether the applicant's plea was voluntary still need to be

        resolved in the present case.

               Therefore, pursuant to Article 11.07, §3(d), this Court will resolve the above-cited issue

        and then enter findings of fact.

                To assist the Court in resolving these factual issues, counsel Susan Jacobsen Perret is

        ORDERED to file an affidavit summarizing his actions as counsel for the applicant in the

        primary case, cause number 1087158, and specifically responding to the following:

                1. Please summarize the discussion(s) Perret had with the applicant regarding whether
                   there was sufficient evidence to support a aggravated robbery conviction and any
                   advice given concerning whether to go to trial or plead guilty. Please include the
                   number and nature of any and all "offers from the State" conveyed to the applicant,
                   including, but not limited to, any reductions, enhancements, and/or enhancement
                   abandonments discussed, if applicable.

                2. The applicant claims, " ... his trial attorney, Susan Jacobsen Perret, had ex parte
                   communication with defendants mother, where she by third party coercion and
                   manipulative lawyer tatics, told defendants mother if he did not take a 20 year plea, he
                   would receive a life sentence;" and that "Attorney Perret went further on to persuade
                   the appellants mother saying "mom, 111ake him take the twenty."[sic]. Please respond.

                3. Please describe the manner and the degree to which Perret reviewed the plea papers
                   and admonishments with the applicant; if Perret does not have independent recollection
                   of the event, please state what Perret's usual and customary practice was and also state

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