Opinion

Gormley, Martin

Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Filed
Oct 21, 2020
Status
Published
Cited by
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Authority
More cited than 13.0%

The opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-91,832-01

EX PARTE MARTIN GORMLEY, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

CAUSE NO. 1469800-A IN THE 184TH DISTRICT COURT

FROM HARRIS COUNTY

Per curiam.

OPINION

Applicant was convicted of super-aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to forty-

four years’ imprisonment. The First Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Gormley v. State, No.

01-16-00717-CR (Tex. App.—Nov. 16, 2017) (not designated for publication). Applicant filed this

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.

In a single ground, Applicant contends that he was denied his right to file a petition for

discretionary review (PDR). The trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law but did not

determine whether Applicant was entitled to an out-of-time PDR. Based on the totality of the record,

we conclude that Applicant is entitled to an out-of-time PDR.

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Relief is granted. Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Ex parte Crow,

180 S.W.3d 135 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Applicant may file an out-of-time PDR of the judgment

of the First Court of Appeals in cause number 01-16-00717-CR. Should Applicant decide to file a

PDR, 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: October 21, 2020

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