Williams, Rodney Kevin

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NOS. WR-82,421-02, WR-82,421-03, WR-82,421-04, WR-82,421-05, WR-82,421-06
EX PARTE RODNEY KEVIN WILLIAMS, Applicant
ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NOS. 1224792-A, 1224794-A, 1255821-A, 1231935-A & 1225681-A
IN THE 262ND DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
OPINION
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 these applications for writs of habeas corpus. Ex
parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of promotion
of child pornography, three charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child under six, and seventy
counts of possession of child pornography. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment for
promotion of child pornography, life imprisonment for each of the aggravated sexual assault cases,
and ten years’ imprisonment in each of the seventy possession of child pornography counts. He did
not appeal his convictions.
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In addition to the writ applications, the Court also has before it motions to dismiss filed in
Cause Nos. WR-82,421-02 and WR-82,421-04. Applicant has renounced the motions to dismiss his
writ applications. Accordingly, the motions are denied.
In his habeas corpus applications, Applicant contends that his trial counsel rendered
ineffective assistance because he incorrectly advised Applicant that he would be eligible for parole
in the aggravated sexual assault of a child cases.
The trial court has determined that trial counsel’s performance was deficient and that
Applicant’s guilty pleas were involuntary. Relief is granted. The judgments in Cause Nos. 1224792-
A, 1224794-A, 1255821-A, 1231935-A, and 1225681-A in the 262nd District Court of Harris County
are set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County to answer the
charges as set out in the indictments. 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: June 27, 2018
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