Court Opinion

ID: 3172864
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Date Created: 2016-01-28 06:11:06.284487+00
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-83,426-02

                EX PARTE SHYDAREON ANTONEY WARREN, Applicant

                  ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                  CAUSE NO. 1415433-B IN THE 209th DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM HARRIS 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 possession of

methlenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA) in an amount greater than four grams, but less than two

hundred grams and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.

        Applicant contends that his plea was involuntary and that his conviction violates due process

because the evidence in his case was tested and found not to contain any MDMA, even though the

lab test shows that the evidence contained methamphetamine and marihuana, different controlled
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substances.

         The parties have entered agreed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and the trial court

has determined that Applicant’s decision to plead guilty in this case was not a voluntary and

intelligent choice. Applicant is entitled to relief. Ex parte Mable, 443 S.W.3d 129 (Tex. Crim. App.

2014).

         Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 1415433 in the 209th District Court of Harris

County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County to

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

warrant within 10 days after the mandate of this Court issues.

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

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.

Delivered: January 27, 2016
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