Court Opinion

ID: 9900728
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-11-20 01:12:00.435471+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:21:15.601935
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                         OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-93,799-01

                        EX PARTE ORLANDO MARTINEZ, Applicant

                 ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                             CAUSE NO. 13-CRD-01-A
                          TH
                IN THE 229 DISTRICT COURT FROM DUVAL COUNTY

        Per curiam.

                                            OPINION

        Applicant was convicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault, one count of indecency

with a child and one count of continuous sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to twenty-

seven years in two counts and twenty years’ imprisonment in one count. Applicant filed this

application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded

it to this Court. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07.

        Applicant’s amended writ application raised ineffective assistance of counsel and double

jeopardy. That application is non-compliant because no one verified the application. However,

because it appears Applicant is entitled to relief, the Court will not dismiss the application. Ex parte

Golden, 991 S.W.2d 859 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999).
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       The trial court has determined Applicant’s convictions for aggravated sexual assault and

indecency with a child are based on the same actions and same victim as his conviction for

continuous sexual assault of a child and therefore violate double jeopardy. We agree that Applicant

has suffered multiple punishments for the same offense. Ex parte Cavazos, 203 S.W.3d 333, 337

(Tex. Crim. App. 2007). Relief is granted. The judgment in counts one and two of Cause No. 13-

CRD-01 in the 229th District Court of Duval County are 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:            November 15, 2023
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