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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS

NO. WR-77,658-01

EX PARTE LUIS MANUEL RODRIGUEZ, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 29656-C IN THE 251ST DISTRICT COURT

FROM POTTER COUNTY

Per curiam.

O R D E R

	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 a
controlled substance and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.
	Applicant contends that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) lodged a detainer
while he was in federal custody and that he has not been credited with this time. Applicant has
alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief.  Ex parte Bynum, 772 S.W.2d 113, 114 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1989).  In these circumstances, additional facts are needed.  As we held in Ex parte
Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for
findings of fact.  The trial court shall order the Office of the General Counsel at TDCJ to file an
affidavit in response to Applicant's claim.  
	The trial court may also order depositions, interrogatories or a hearing.  In the appropriate
case, the trial court may rely on its personal recollection.  Id.  If the trial court elects to hold a
hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent.  If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be
represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an attorney to represent him at the hearing.  Tex.
C ode Crim. Proc. art. 26.04.
	The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether Applicant
is being denied time on his sentence.  The trial court shall also make any other findings of fact and
conclusions of law that it deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition of Applicant's claim for
habeas corpus relief.
	This application will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues.  The
issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order.  A supplemental transcript containing all
affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter's notes from any hearing or
deposition, along with the trial court's supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall
be returned to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order.  Any extensions of time shall be
obtained from this Court. 

Filed:	June 6, 2012
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