Smiley, Rodney Elnesto ( 2014 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-31,454-03
EX PARTE RODNEY ELNESTO SMILEY, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1011284D IN THE 213TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM TARRANT 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 injury to a child
and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment.
Applicant contends that his due process rights were violated when the Board of Pardons and
Paroles did not vote on his discretionary mandatory supervision for more than two years after he was
eligible for mandatory supervision release. Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him
to relief. TEX . GOV ’T CODE § 508.147; Ex parte Geiken, 28 S.W.3d 553, 558 (Tex. Crim. App.
2000).. In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334
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S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact.
The trial court shall order the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Office of the General
Counsel to file an affidavit listing Applicant’s sentence begin date and his initial discretionary
mandatory supervision eligibility and review dates. The affidavit should indicate whether
Applicant’s initial review date changed, and if so, why the date was changed and the new date for
review. The affidavit shall also indicate the dates of any discretionary mandatory supervision votes.
It appears that Applicant is represented by counsel. If the trial court elects to hold a hearing,
it shall determine if Applicant is represented by counsel, and if not, 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 as to when Applicant was
eligible for release to discretionary mandatory supervision and when the Board of Pardons and
Paroles voted to deny release. 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.
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Filed: November 26, 2014
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