Court Opinion

ID: 2945066
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2015-09-16 03:00:53.172035+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:00:10.356682
License: Public Domain

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-75,673-01

EX PARTE ANGELA ROBINETT, 
AKA ANGELA KAY CARRION,
ANGELA KAY MCCORMICK, 
ANGELA JONES,
LISA ELAINE GOMEZ, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. CR28453 IN THE 75TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM LIBERTY 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 driving while
intoxicated and sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment. She did not appeal her conviction.
	Applicant contends, among other things, that her trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance
because she advised Applicant that she would be sentenced to forty to fifty years if she insisted on
a trial. Applicant also contends that she not competent when she pleaded guilty.  
	Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle her to relief. Strickland v. Washington,
466 U.S. 608 (1984); Ex parte Lemke, 13 S.W.3d 791,795-96 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). 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
shall order Applicant's trial counsel to respond to Applicant's claims. The trial court may use any
means set out in Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3(d). In the appropriate case, the trial court
may rely on its personal recollection. Id.
	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 her at the hearing. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 26.04. 
	The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether the
performance of Applicant's counsel was deficient and, if so, whether her deficient performance
prejudiced Applicant. The trial court shall also determine whether Applicant was competent when
she pleaded guilty. 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 claims 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. A copy of the plea papers, if any,
shall also 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: May 4, 2011
Do not publish