EX PARTE JOSEPH JOHN FLORES II, Applicant (Other)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-80,344-01 WR-80,344-02 WR-80,344-03 WR-80,344-04 EX PARTE JOSEPH JOHN FLORES II, Applicant ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. 1114129-A, 1114130-A, 1173815-A, AND 1222277-A IN THE 228TH 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 these applications for writs of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of two aggravated assaults, possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone, and possession of cocaine. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment. The First Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions in unpublished opinions. Flores v. State, Nos. 01-10-00531-CR; 01-10-00532-CR; 0110-00533-CR; 01-10-00534-CR (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 26, 2013). -2Applicant contends that he was denied his right, through no fault of his own, to pursue petitions for discretionary review in this Court after his convictions were affirmed by the First Court of Appeals. The trial court recommends that relief be granted in each case, and the writ records support the recommendations. See Ex parte Wilson, 956 S.W.2d 25, 26 -27 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997); Ex parte Crow, 180 S.W.3d 135, 138-39 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file out-of-time petitions for discretionary review of the judgments of the First Court of Appeals in Cause Nos. 01-10-00531-CR, 01-10-00532-CR, 01-10-00533-CR, and 01-10-00534-CR that affirmed his convictions in Cause Nos. 1114129, 1114130, 1173815, and 1222277 from the 228th District Court of Harris County. Applicant shall file his petitions for discretionary review with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court s mandate issues. Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division. Delivered: October 30, 2013 Do not publish

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