Court Opinion

ID: 9947207
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-03-04 04:14:43.182602+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:26:11.838790
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-95,476-01

                       EX PARTE TYRIK D’ANGELO GUY, Applicant

                  ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                  CAUSE NO. 1604838-A IN THE 262ND DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM HARRIS COUNTY

        Per curiam.

                                            OPINION

        Applicant pleaded guilty to delivery of less than one gram of a controlled substance in

Penalty Group One. He received deferred adjudication and was sentenced to three years’ community

supervision. On adjudication, he was sentenced to sixty days’ imprisonment under Texas Penal Code

§ 12.44(a). Applicant did not file a direct appeal. 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 discharged this sentence in 2021. The habeas court finds credible Applicant’s

assertion that he continues to suffer consequences arising from this conviction, including its

availability to impeach his credibility and to enhance the penalty in subsequent cases. Therefore,
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Applicant is “confined” for purposes of Article 11.07.

       Applicant claims that he was denied due process through the use of material false evidence

and that his guilty plea was involuntary. These claims relate to the discovery of misconduct by

former Houston Police Officer Gerald Goines, who was the primary officer involved in the alleged

offense. Based on the record, the habeas court finds that Applicant was denied due process by the

use of material false evidence against him and that Applicant’s guilty plea was involuntary. Ex parte

Mathews, 638 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. Crim. App. 2022); Ex parte Coty, 418 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. Crim.

App. 2014). The habeas court recommends granting relief on false evidence and involuntary plea

grounds. We agree.

       Relief is granted. Ex parte Chabot, 300 S.W.3d 768, 772 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). The

judgment in cause number 160483801010 in the 262nd District Court of Harris County is set aside.

Applicant shall answer the charges as set out in the indictment. The trial court shall issue any

necessary orders within ten days from the date of this Court’s mandate.

       Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional

Institutions Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Delivered: February 28, 2024
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