IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
AP-75,944
EX PARTE LESLIE JOSEPH HOFMAN, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. W10344-1 IN THE 355TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HOOD 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 writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte
Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of possession of a
prohibited substance in a correctional facility and was sentenced to thirty-five years’ imprisonment
after Applicant was found to be a habitual offender. The Second Court of Appeals affirmed his
conviction. Hofman v. State, No. 02-07-092-CR (Tex. App. - Fort Worth, delivered August 31,
2007, no pet.).
Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel
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failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed or that Applicant could file
a petition for discretionary review. Appellate counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court.
Based on that affidavit, the trial court has entered findings of fact and conclusions of law that
appellate counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that he could file a petition for discretionary
review. The trial court recommends that relief be granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex.
Crim. App. 1997). We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-
time petition for discretionary review of the judgment of the Second Court of Appeals in Cause No.
02-07-092-CR that affirmed his conviction in Case No. 10344 from the 355th Judicial District Court
of Hood County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with the Second Court of
Appeals within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandate issues.
Delivered: June 25, 2008
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Hofman, Ex Parte Leslie Joseph
Combined Opinion