EX PARTE MUHAMET AJVAZI, Applicant (Other)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-80,158-01 EX PARTE MUHAMET AJVAZI, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1122010 IN THE 8TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HOPKINS COUNTY Per curiam. ORDER 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 unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to forty years imprisonment. The Sixth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Ajvazi v. State, No. 06-11-00160-CR (Tex. App. Texarkana October 30, 2012). Applicant contends that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance because he failed to challenge the sufficiency of the conviction used for enhancement. He alleges that one of the prior convictions used to enhance this conviction was probated and was never revoked, therefore it was 2 not available for use as an enhancement. Ex Parte Murchison, 560 S.W.2d 654, 656 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). Applicant has alleged facts that, if true, might entitle him to relief. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984); Ex parte Patterson, 993 S.W.2d 114, 115 (Tex. Crim. App. 1999). In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. As we held in Ex parte Rodriguez, 334 S.W.2d 294, 294 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960), the trial court is the appropriate forum for findings of fact. The trial court shall order trial counsel to respond to Applicant s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court may use any means set out in TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 11.07, § 3(d). If the trial court elects to hold a hearing, it shall determine whether Applicant is indigent. If Applicant is indigent and wishes to be represented by counsel, the trial court shall appoint an attorney to represent Applicant at the hearing. TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC. art. 26.04. The trial court shall make findings as to whether both convictions the State alleged as enhancements were final and available for use to enhance this sentence. The trial court shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law as to whether the performance of Applicant s trial counsel was deficient and, if so, whether counsel s deficient performance prejudiced Applicant. The trial court shall also make any other findings of fact and conclusions of law that it deems relevant and appropriate to the disposition of Applicant s claim for habeas corpus relief. This application will be held in abeyance until the trial court has resolved the fact issues. The issues shall be resolved within 90 days of this order. A supplemental transcript containing all affidavits and interrogatories or the transcription of the court reporter s notes from any hearing or deposition, along with the trial court s supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law, shall 3 be forwarded to this Court within 120 days of the date of this order. Any extensions of time shall be obtained from this Court. Filed: September 18, 2013 Do not publish

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