IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
CAUSE NO. 20080D02188 IN THE 243rd DISTRICT COURT
FROM EL PASO COUNTY
O P I N I O N
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 aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
Applicant contends that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to timely file a motion to withdraw and a pro se notice of appeal on Applicant's behalf.
The trial court has determined that trial counsel failed to timely file a motion to withdraw and a pro se notice of appeal on Applicant's behalf. We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgment of conviction in Cause No. 20080D02188 from the 243rd Judicial District Court of El Paso 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. 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.
Delivered: December 15, 2010
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