IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-90,560-01
EX PARTE RAMON ALBERTO GONZALEZ QUIROGA, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 2016-DCR-00239-D IN THE 103RD DISTRICT COURT
FROM CAMERON COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The
Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Quiroga v. State, No. 13-16-00470-CR (Tex.
App.—Corpus Christi Dec. 21, 2017) (not designated for publication). Applicant filed this
application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded
it to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07.
Applicant contends, among other things, that although he maintained he was innocent, trial
counsel ignored his wishes and conceded that he was guilty of robbery or should be punished as a
thief. Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. McCoy v. Louisiana, 138
S. Ct. 1500 (2018). Accordingly, the record should be developed. The trial court is the appropriate
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forum for findings of fact. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d). The trial court shall order trial
counsel to respond to the above claim. In developing the record, the trial court may use any means
set out in Article 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 wants to be represented by counsel, the trial court
shall appoint counsel to represent him at the hearing. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC . art. 26.04. If
counsel is appointed or retained, the trial court shall immediately notify this Court of counsel’s
name.
The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether trial counsel
violated Applicant’s right to determine the objective of his defense by ignoring Applicant’s desire
to maintain his innocence and conceding that he was guilty of robbery or should be punished as a
thief. The trial court may make any other findings and conclusions that it deems appropriate in
response to Applicant’s claims.
The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law within ninety days from
the date of this order. The district clerk shall then immediately forward to this Court the trial court’s
findings and conclusions and the record developed on remand, including, among other things,
affidavits, motions, objections, proposed findings and conclusions, orders, and transcripts from
hearings and depositions. See TEX . R. APP . P. 73.4(b)(4). Any extensions of time must be requested
by the trial court and obtained from this Court.
Filed: January 29, 2020
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