The opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-67,259-04
EX PARTE JESUS PEREZ GUTIERREZ, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. FR 53450-D IN THE 27TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM BELL 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 sexual
assault and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. The Third Court of Appeals dismissed his
appeal. Gutierrez v. State, No. 03-07-00420-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 24, 2009) (not designated
for publication).
In a single ground, Applicant contends that he is actually innocent. Applicant has alleged
facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Ex parte Elizondo, 947 S.W.2d 202 (Tex. Crim. App.
1996); 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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App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall hold a
live evidentiary hearing. The trial court may use any means set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art.
11.07, § 3(d). In the appropriate case, the trial court may rely on its personal recollection. Id.
The trial court 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 Applicant
at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04.
After holding an evidentiary hearing, the trial court shall make findings of fact and
conclusions of law as to whether: (1) Applicant has met one of the statutory exceptions in Article
11.07, § 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; (2) the evidence he relies on is newly available or
discovered, Ex parte Brown, 205 S.W.3d 538, 545 (Tex. Crim. App. 2006); and (3) he shows by
clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable juror would have convicted him in light of his
allegedly new evidence. Elizondo, 947 S.W.3d at 209. 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 must
be requested by the trial court and shall be obtained from this Court.
Filed: November 9, 2016
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