Court Opinion

ID: 3169514
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Date Created: 2016-01-14 08:11:52.387608+00
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-84,012-02

                            EX PARTE JIMMY ZAVALA, Applicant

                ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
               CAUSE NO. 2012-433,926-B IN THE 137TH DISTRICT COURT
                            FROM LUBBOCK 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 evading arrest

or detention with a vehicle and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

        Applicant contends that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to

timely file a notice of appeal.

        The trial court has determined that counsel failed to timely file a notice of appeal. We find

that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgment of
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conviction in Cause No. 2012-433926 from the 137th District Court of Lubbock County. Applicant

is ordered returned to that time at which he may give a written notice of appeal so that he may then,

with the aid of counsel, obtain a meaningful appeal. It appears that Applicant is represented by

appellate counsel. If he is not, within ten days of the issuance of this opinion, the trial court shall

determine whether Applicant is indigent. If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by

counsel, the trial court shall immediately appoint an attorney to represent Applicant on direct appeal.

All time limits shall be calculated as if the sentence had been imposed on the date on which the

mandate of this Court issues. We hold that, should Applicant desire to prosecute an appeal, he must

take affirmative steps to file a written notice of appeal in the trial court within 30 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 13, 2016
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