Wooley, Jason Earl

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-74,676-03
EX PARTE JASON EARL WOOLEY, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 997,161 IN THE 176TH 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 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 murder and
sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.
Wooley v. State, 223 S.W.3d 732 (Tex. App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. granted). This Court
reversed and remanded the case. Wooley v. State, 273 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. Crim. App. 2008).
Following remand, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals again affirmed Applicant’s conviction. Wooley
v. State, 14-06-00088-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Oct. 22, 2009)(not designated for
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publication).
Applicant contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance because counsel
failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed and failed to inform Applicant
that he had a right to file a petition for discretionary review.
Appellate counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court. The trial court has entered findings
of fact and conclusions of law that appellate counsel was not deficient. The trial court’s findings are
not supported by the record. Based on this Court’s independent review of the entire record, this
Court finds that appellate counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his conviction had been
affirmed and failed to provide Applicant notice of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary
review. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997).
We find, therefore, that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time petition
for discretionary review of the judgment of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Cause No. 14-06-
00088-CR that affirmed his conviction in Cause No. 997,161 from the 176th District Court of Harris
County. Applicant shall file his petition for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of
the date on which this Court’s mandate issues.
Delivered: April 29, 2015
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