IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-30,830-13
EX PARTE WILLIAM EARL DURHAM, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. CR28475 IN THE 75TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM LIBERTY 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 was convicted of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment. The First Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Durham v. State, No. 01-12-00459-CR (Tex. App.–Houston[1st] June 13, 2013).
Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed.
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 his conviction had been affirmed. 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 First Court of Appeals in Cause No. 01-12-00459-CR that affirmed his conviction in Cause No. CR28475 from the 75th District Court of Liberty County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandate issues.
Delivered: May 21, 2014
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