Auzenne, Anthony

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-92,573-01
EX PARTE ANTHONY AUZENNE, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1501641-A IN THE 177TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
ORDER
Applicant was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment.
The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Auzenne v. State, No. 14-17-00456-CR
(Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] del. Jul. 19, 2018). Applicant filed this application for a writ of
habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk properly forwarded it to this Court.
See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07; TEX . R. APP . P. 73.4(b)(5).
Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to timely inform Applicant that his
conviction had been affirmed and of his right to seek a pro se petition for discretionary review in this
Court. The trial court entered an order designating issues, but the habeas record forwarded to this
Court contains no affidavit or findings resolving the disputed factual issues.
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Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Ex parte Wilson, 956
S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Ex parte Crow, 180 S.W.3d 135 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
Accordingly, 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 appellate counsel to
respond to Applicant’s 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 appellate
counsel timely informed Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed and of his right to seek a
pro se petition for discretionary review. The trial court shall also determine whether Applicant
would have timely filed a petition for discretionary review but for appellate counsel’s alleged
deficient performance. The trial court may make any other findings and conclusions that it deems
appropriate.
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.
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Filed: May 5, 2021
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