The opinion
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-41,654-05
EX PARTE WALTER ROY AKA EDDIE MOORE, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. C-2-W011756-0606216-C
IN THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT NUMBER TWO
FROM TARRANT COUNTY
Per curiam. KEEL, J. filed a concurring opinion joined by RICHARDSON and WALKER, JJ.
YEARY , J. filed a dissenting opinion, joined by SLAUGHTER, J. KELLER, P.J. dissented.
OPINION
Applicant was convicted of engaging in organized criminal activity and sentenced to life
imprisonment. The Second Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Roy v. State, 997 S.W.2d 863
(Tex. App.—Ft. Worth 1999). 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.
The Court received this writ application on May 26, 2020. On March 10, 2021, this Court
denied the application without a written order based on the trial court’s findings and this Court’s
independent review of the record. After reconsideration on its own motion, the Court withdraws the
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previous order entered in this application and substitutes this opinion.
Relief is granted. The sentence in cause number 0606216D in the Criminal District Court
Number Two of Tarrant County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff
of Tarrant County for a new sentencing hearing. The trial court shall issue any necessary bench
warrant within ten days from the date of this Court’s mandate.
All grounds challenging the validity of the conviction are denied. 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 27, 2022
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