Coronado, Edward Martinez

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-88,376-01
EX PARTE EDWARD MARTINEZ CORONADO, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 08-04-0175-A IN THE 81ST DISTRICT COURT
FROM ATASCOSA COUNTY
Per curiam. Yeary, J. dissents. Hervey, J. not participating.
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 thirty years’ imprisonment. The Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction.
Coronado v. State, No. 04-09-00140-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 12, 2010)(not designated
for publication).
Applicant contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to
request a jury instruction on multiple assailants.
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The trial court has determined that trial counsel's performance was deficient in that counsel
failed to request a jury instruction on multiple assailants and that such deficient performance
prejudiced Applicant. Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 08-04-0175-A in the 81st
District Court of Atascosa County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the
Sheriff of Atascosa County 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: November 21, 2018
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