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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-81,314-01

                    EX PARTE ROBERT AUBREY JACKSON, Applicant

                  ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                   CAUSE NO. 18764-B IN THE 104TH DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM TAYLOR 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 driving while

intoxicated and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.

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

timely file a notice of appeal. We remanded this application to the trial court for additional findings

of fact and conclusions of law.

        The trial court has determined that counsel failed to timely file a notice of appeal or take
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other timely action to protect Applicant’s appellate rights. We find that Applicant is entitled to the

opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgment of conviction in Cause No. 18764-B from

the 104th District Court of Taylor 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 now represented by appointed 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: October 1, 2014
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