The opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-89,473-01
EX PARTE DARREL KING JEFFERSON, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1439514-A IN THE 337TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS COUNTY
Per curiam.
OPINION
Applicant was convicted of assault and sentenced to thirty-seven years’ imprisonment. The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Jefferson v. State, No. 14-14-01024-CR (Tex.
App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 17, 2016) (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.
Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to timely inform him that his conviction had
been affirmed and advise him of his right to file a pro se petition for discretionary review (PDR).
Based on the record, the trial court made findings of fact and recommended that we grant Applicant
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 Fourteenth Court of Appeals in cause number 14-14-01024-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: January 27, 2021
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