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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. AP-75,845

EX PARTE CHARLES ERIC WILLIAMS, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. F-0627918-TK IN CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NO. 4

FROM DALLAS COUNTY

 Per curiam.

O P I N I O N

	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 possession with
intent to deliver a controlled substance and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. He did
not appeal his conviction. 
	Applicant contends, among other things, that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance
because he failed to timely file a notice of appeal. The trial court has determined that trial counsel
failed to timely file a notice of 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. F-0627918-TK
from Criminal District Court No. 4 of Dallas  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. 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.
	Applicant's remaining claims are dismissed. Ex parte Torres, 943 S.W.2d 469 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1997).

Delivered: February 13, 2008
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