Brown, Ex Parte Charlotte

















IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS




NO. AP-76,894


EX PARTE CHARLOTTE BROWN, Applicant


ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 128874101010 IN THE 230TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM HARRIS COUNTY


Per curiam.

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 pleaded guilty and was convicted of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. She did not appeal her conviction.

After Applicant pleaded guilty and was sentenced, the lab report from the medical examiner's office revealed that the substance tested did not contain any controlled substances. Applicant alleges that the lab report shows that she is actually innocent.

The lab report shows that the substance tested by the Houston Crime Lab contained no controlled substances. Applicant is entitled to relief based on her actual innocence.

Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 128874101010 in the 230th Judicial District Court of Harris County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the Harris County Sheriff to answer the charge against her.

Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.



Delivered: October 10, 2012

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