The opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-97,492-01
EX PARTE PEDRO ROJAS-ANTONIO, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. DC89-CR2023-0680-1-4*1
IN THE 89TH DISTRICT COURT
WICHITA COUNTY
Per curiam.
OPINION
Applicant was convicted of one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child
and three counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. He was sentenced to
life imprisonment on the first count and to terms of 20 years’ imprisonment on the
remaining counts. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Rojas-
Antonio v. State, Nos. 13-24-00247-CR, 13-24-00248-CR, 13-24-00249-CR,13-24-
00250-CR (Tex. App.–Corpus Christi-Edinburg July 3, 2025). Applicant filed this
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application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district
clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07.
Applicant contends that he was denied his right to file a petition for
discretionary review through no fault of his own.
Relief is granted. Ex parte Riley, 193 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006).
Applicant may file an out-of-time petition for discretionary review of the
judgments of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals in cause numbers 13-24-00247-CR,
13-24-00248-CR, 13-24-00249-CR, and 13-24-00250-CR. Should Applicant decide
to file a petition for discretionary review, he must file it with this Court within
thirty days from the date of this Court’s mandate.
Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice–Correctional Institutions Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Delivered: April 16, 2026
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