Renchie, Shanta ( 2023 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-94,940-01
SHANTA RENCHIE, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1537886-A
TH
IN THE 337 DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam. YEARY, J., concurred.
OPINION
Applicant pleaded guilty to of delivery of a controlled substance and was sentenced pursuant
to Section 12.44(a) of the Texas Penal Code to ninety days’ imprisonment in county jail. Applicant
filed this application for 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 she was denied due process and that her plea was involuntary
because she did not know of the bad acts of the officer who implicated her in this alleged offense.
The State and the trial court agree that the presumptively false evidence used to justify the arrest of
Applicant was material, and that her plea was involuntary. Ex parte Mathews, 638 S.W.3d 685 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2022); Ex parte Coty, 418 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). The State and the trial
court both recommend granting relief. We agree. Applicant is entitled to relief.
Relief is granted. Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970). The judgment in Cause No.
153788601010 in the 337th Judicial District Court of Harris County is set aside, and Applicant is
remanded to the Harris County Sheriff to answer the charges as set out in the indictment. The trial
court shall issue any necessary bench warrant within 10 days after the mandate of this Court issues.
Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional
Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.
Delivered: AUGUST 23, 2023
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