EX PARTE KEITH COLEMAN, Applicant (Other)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. AP-76,952 EX PARTE KEITH COLEMAN, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1092626 IN THE 174TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS 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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to eight months imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction. In a single ground, Applicant contends that he is actually innocent. Applicant and the State prepared agreed proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The trial court adopted these and recommended that we grant relief. Relief is granted. Applicant has shown by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable juror would have convicted him in light of the new evidence. Ex parte 2 Elizondo, 947 S.W.2d 202, 209 (Tex. Crim. App. 1996). The judgment in cause number 1092626 in the 174th District Court of Harris County is set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Harris County to answer the charges as set out in the indictment. 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 Delivered: January 16, 2013 Do not publish

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