IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-92,769-01
EX PARTE TREVIONE D. SEALS-BATISTE, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1577583-A IN THE 177TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Applicant pleaded guilty to assault with family violence in exchange for four years’ deferred
adjudication community supervision. He was later adjudicated guilty and sentenced to two years’
imprisonment. Applicant did not appeal his conviction. 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 that he has been held pursuant to a parole revocation warrant without
having been convicted of any new offense beyond the time when he should have discharged his
sentence in this case. Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Tex. Gov't
Code, § 508.2811; Ex parte Cordova, 235 S.W.3d 735, 736 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). Accordingly,
2
the record should be developed. The trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. Tex.
Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.07, § 3(d). The trial court shall order the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice's Office of the General Counsel to obtain a response from a person with knowledge of
relevant facts. In developing the record, the trial court may use any means set out in Article 11.07,
§ 3(d).
The response shall state whether Applicant is being held pursuant to a parole revocation
warrant, and if so, the date upon which that warrant was executed. The response shall state whether
Applicant has been advised of his rights in the revocation process, whether he has requested or
waived a preliminary hearing and whether he has been afforded a preliminary hearing. If Applicant
is also being held on new charges, the response shall state whether Applicant has been indicted on
those charges, and if so, when the indictment was returned.
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 Applicant
is receiving due process in the parole revocation proceedings. 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,
3
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: June 30, 2021
Do not publish
Seals-Batiste, Trevione D
Combined Opinion