IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-84,210-01
EX PARTE ROLANDO GOMEZ-REYES, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 2012-DCR-03059-B IN THE 138TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM CAMERON COUNTY
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 two counts of
aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of indecency with a child and sentenced to fifteen
years’ imprisonment on each count. He did not appeal his conviction.
Applicant alleges, among other things, that his plea was involuntary because he had received
threats to his family’s lives from the victim’s family, his son was kidnapped and beaten, and that his
attorney was “bought” and was threatened if Applicant was not convicted.
Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. In these circumstances,
additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim.
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App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall order
trial counsel to respond to Applicant’s claims of involuntary plea. The trial court may use any means
set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d).
If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent.
If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an
attorney to represent Applicant at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04.
The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law in regard to Applicant’s
claim that his plea was involuntary. The trial court shall also make any other findings of fact and
conclusions of law that it deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition of Applicant’s claim for
habeas corpus relief.
This application will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues. The
issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order. A supplemental transcript containing all
affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter’s notes from any hearing or
deposition, along with the trial court’s supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall
be forwarded to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall
be obtained from this Court.
Filed: August 24, 2016
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