Romero, Edwin Riascos

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NOS. WR-88,541-03 & 88,541-04
EX PARTE EDWIN RIASCOS ROMERO, Applicant
ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NOS. W219-81406-2015-HC2 & W219-82195-2016-HC2
IN THE 219TH DISTRICT COURT FROM COLLIN 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 aggravated
robbery and burglary and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to inform him of his right to file pro se
petitions for discretionary review (PDRs). Appellate counsel filed an affidavit acknowledging that
the deadline had passed by the time he informed Applicant that his convictions had been affirmed
and that he could file pro se PDRs. The trial court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law
and concluded that Applicant did not receive timely notice of his right to file pro se PDRs.
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We find that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file out-of-time PDRs of the
judgments of the Fifth Court of Appeals in case numbers 05-16-01104-CR and 05-16-01105-CR that
affirmed his convictions in Cause Nos. 219-81406-2015 and 219-82195-2016 from the 219th District
Court of Collin County. Applicant shall file his PDRs with this Court within 30 days of the date on
which this Court’s mandates issue.
Delivered: December 11, 2019
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