IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-82,035-01
EX PARTE SANDRA COY BRIGGS, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 2011CR2567 IN THE 186TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM BEXAR 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 intoxication
manslaughter and sentenced to forty-five years’ imprisonment.
Applicant contends that her counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to
timely file a notice of appeal.
The trial court has determined that counsel failed to timely file a notice of appeal. We find
that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time appeal of the judgment of
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conviction in Cause No. 2011CR2567 from the 186th District Court of Bexar County. Applicant is
ordered returned to that time at which she may give a written notice of appeal so that she may then,
with the aid of counsel, obtain a meaningful appeal. 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, she 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: September 24, 2014
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