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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                           NO. AP-76,707

                EX PARTE DONNIE DEWAYNE ROBINSON, Applicant

              ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
              CAUSE NO. 07CR1066 IN THE 405TH DISTRICT COURT
                         FROM GALVESTON COUNTY

        Per curiam.

                                           OPINION

        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 forty years’ imprisonment. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.

Robinson v. State, No. 14-08-00913-CR (Tex. App.–Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 28, 2010, no pet.).

        Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he

failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed. On March 30, 2011 and

September 14, 2011, we remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact and
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conclusions of law. The trial court has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law and

determined that appellate counsel did not timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been

affirmed. The trial court recommends that relief be granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex.

Crim. App. 1997). We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-

time petition for discretionary review of the judgment of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in case

number 14-08-00913-CR that affirmed his conviction in cause number 07CR1066 from the 405th

District Court of Galveston County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with

this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandate issues.

Delivered: January 11, 2012
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