EX PARTE BRANDON CORONADO, Applicant (Other)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,787 EX PARTE BRANDON CORONADO, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 02-CR-1289-D IN THE 105TH DISTRICT COURT FROM NUECES COUNTY Per curiam. OPINION 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 writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and after a period of deferred adjudication, was sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. Applicant contends that the trial judge violated his due process rights by predetermining his sentence. After conducting a live hearing, the trial court finds that the trial judge did not properly consider the full range of punishment before determining his sentence. Ex parte Brown, 158 S.W.3d 2 449 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Relief is granted. The sentence in Cause No. 02-CR-1289-D in the 105th Judicial District Court of Nueces County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the sheriff of Nueces County for a new sentencing hearing. The trial court shall issue any necessary bench warrant within 10 days after the mandate of this Court issues. Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division. Delivered: May 2, 2012 Do Not Publish

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