Court Opinion

ID: 4473624
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Date Created: 2020-01-16 06:16:52.566586+00
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                        OF TEXAS
                                        NO. WR-90,760-01

                       EX PARTE JOSE MARIO TREVINO, Applicant

              ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
           CAUSE NO. 2015CRS001588D1(A) IN THE 49TH DISTRICT COURT
                            FROM WEBB COUNTY

       Per curiam.

                                            ORDER

       Applicant was convicted of two counts of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to twenty

years’ imprisonment on each count to be served consecutively. The Fourth Court of Appeals

affirmed his conviction. Trevino v. State, No. 04-17-00133-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 5,

2018). Applicant filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and

the district clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07.

       Applicant contends that trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to investigate and

present evidence of Applicant’s alleged mental illness and incompetency. Applicant has alleged

facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984).

Accordingly, the record should be developed. The trial court is the appropriate forum for findings
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of fact. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d). The trial court shall order trial counsel to

respond to Applicant’s claim. In developing the record, the trial court may use any means set out

in Article 11.07, § 3(d).

        It appears that Applicant is represented by counsel. If the trial court elects to hold a hearing,

it shall determine if Applicant is represented by counsel, and if not, whether Applicant is indigent.

If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an

attorney to represent Applicant 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 trial counsel’s

performance was deficient and Applicant was prejudiced. The trial court may make any other

findings and conclusions that it deems appropriate in response to Applicant’s claim.

        The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law within ninety days from

the date of this order. The district clerk shall then immediately forward to this Court the trial court’s

findings and conclusions and the record developed on remand, including, among other things,

affidavits, motions, objections, proposed findings and conclusions, orders, and transcripts from

hearings and depositions. See TEX . R. APP . P. 73.4(b)(4). Any extensions of time must be requested

by the trial court and obtained from this Court.

Filed:         January 15, 2020
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