IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-80,657-01
EX PARTE QUENTIN ALLAN DURISSEAU, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 11-DCR-056967
TH
IN THE 434 DISTRICT COURT FROM FORT BEND COUNTY
Per curiam. Newell, J. not participating.
ORDER
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 possession of a
controlled substance and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.
Applicant contends that his due process rights were violated because a forensic scientist did
not follow accepted standards when analyzing evidence in his case. The trial court initially
recommended granting relief. On February 12, 2014, this Court remanded this application due to
its new opinion dealing with these types of cases in Ex parte Coty, 432 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. Crim. App.
2014). On August 26, 2014, the trial court signed findings of fact again recommending granting
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relief. Those findings are not supported by the record.
The evidence in Applicant’s case was field tested by police and tested positive for the
controlled substance. The evidence was available for retesting in 2014 and again tested positive.
Given the amount of evidence found in his residence, Applicant received a low sentence pursuant
to the plea agreement. We find that although the initial lab report is given an inference of falsity,
the State has adequately rebutted that presumption and that Applicant has not shown the report was
material to his decision to plead guilty in this cause. Ex parte Coty, 432 S.W.3d 341 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2014); Ex parte Barnaby, 475 S.W.3d 316 (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). Therefore, based on this
Court’s independent review of the entire record, we deny relief.
Filed: February 24, 2016
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