Tidwell, Richard

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-82,322-01
EX PARTE RICHARD TIDWELL, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 21993-A IN THE 88TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARDIN 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 aggravated
robbery and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.
Applicant contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. Applicant has
alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984);
Ex parte Patterson, 993 S.W.2d 114, 115 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). In these circumstances,
additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim.
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Ohio App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall order
trial counsel to respond to Applicant’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court
may use any means set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 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 wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an
attorney to represent him at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04.
The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether counsel’s
conduct was deficient and, if so, whether Applicant was prejudiced. 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.
Filed: November 19, 2014
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