Escamilla, Julio Cesar

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-40,148-03
EX PARTE JULIO CESAR ESCAMILLA, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 82-06 IN THE 25TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM GONZALES 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 two counts of
aggravated assault and sentenced to life imprisonment on each count. The Thirteenth Court of
Appeals affirmed his convictions. Escamilla v. State, No. 13-11-00727-CR (Tex. App.—Corpus
Christi–Edinburg Aug. 2, 2012).
Applicant contends, among other things, that appellate counsel rendered ineffective
assistance because counsel failed to timely notify Applicant that his convictions had been affirmed
and failed to advise him of his right to petition pro se for discretionary review.
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Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington,
466 U.S. 668 (1984); Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997). In these
circumstances, additional facts are needed. Pursuant to Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294
(Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court
shall order appellate counsel to respond to Applicant’s claim. 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 Applicant’s
appellate counsel timely informed Applicant that his convictions had been affirmed and that he had
a right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review. 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 4, 2015
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