Court Opinion

ID: 4652639
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-01-20 16:19:23.616334+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:47:29.658546
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                                     OF TEXAS

                                      NO. WR-85,941-01

                       EX PARTE FIDENCIO VALDEZ, Applicant

  ON APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
   IN CAUSE NO. 20120D00749-384-01 IN THE 384 TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
                               COURT
                         EL PASO COUNTY

       Per curiam.

                                           ORDER

       In May 2014, a jury found Applicant guilty of the offense of capital murder. See

T EX. P ENAL C ODE § 19.03(a). Based on the jury’s answers to the statutory punishment

questions set out in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, the trial court

sentenced Applicant to death.1 On June 22, 2016, the State filed in this Court its brief on

       1
         Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this order to Articles refer to the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure.
                                                                                    Valdez - 2

Applicant’s direct appeal. Pursuant to Article 11.071 §§ 4(a) and (b), and two motions

for extension filed pursuant to Article 11.071 § 4A, Applicant’s initial application for a

writ of habeas corpus was due to be filed in the trial court on or before July 28, 2017. See

Ex parte Valdez, No. WR-85,941-01 (Tex. Crim. App. June 28, 2017) (not designated for

publication).

       It has been three and a half years since the application was due in the trial court.

Accordingly, we order the trial court to resolve any remaining issues in the case within 60

days from the date of this order. The clerk shall then immediately transmit the complete

writ record to this Court. Any extensions of time shall be requested by the trial judge, or

on his or her behalf, and obtained from this Court.

       IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021.

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