IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-84,526-02
EX PARTE ERNESTO GONZALES, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. S-06-3285CR
IN THE 36TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
FROM SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
Per curiam.
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 murder and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Gonzales
v. State, No. 13-07-00251-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi-Edinburg Aug. 28, 2008), aff’d, 313
S.W.3d 840 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).
On October 5, 2016, this Court remanded this application to the trial court for findings of fact
and conclusions of law. On September 27, 2017, the trial court signed findings of fact and
conclusions of law that were based on the affidavit from trial counsel. The trial court recommended
that relief be dismissed.
Based on the trial court’s findings of fact as well as this Court’s independent review of the
entire record, we deny relief.
Filed: October 18, 2017
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Gonzales, Ernesto
Combined Opinion