Court Opinion

ID: 9908585
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-12-11 02:09:43.163432+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:49:18.107326
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-94,606-01

                   EX PARTE LAWRENCE ISERAL HUBERT, Applicant

                 ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                               CAUSE NO. CR34892-A
                IN THE 253RD DISTRICT COURT FROM LIBERTY COUNTY

        Per curiam. YEARY, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which SLAUGHTER, J., joined.

                                            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 two counts of

unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He was sentenced to two terms of thirty years’

imprisonment. The Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. Hubert v. State, Nos. 09-21-

00169-CR, 09-21-00170-CR (Tex. App.–Beaumont, April 27, 2022) (not designated for publication).

        Applicant’s writ application raised five grounds of relief, including a claim of double

jeopardy. This Court remanded the case for the trial court to develop the record and enter findings

of fact and conclusions of law.
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          The parties agree that Applicant dropped two firearms while running from police. The fact

that Applicant had two firearms was the basis for charging and convicting him of two counts of

unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The trial court has determined Applicant’s convictions

for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon violate double jeopardy because unlawful possession

of a firearm turns on the status of being a felon. See Ex parte Woods, 664 S.W.3d 260, 263 (Tex.

Crim. App. 2022). We agree. Relief is granted. The judgment in Count Two of Cause No. CR34892

in the 253rd District Court of Liberty County is vacated and set aside. All remaining issues are

denied.

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

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.

Delivered: December 6, 2023
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