WILLIAMS, JERMEY ALGONON Appeal from 183rd District Court of Harris County (other per curiam)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-82,307-01 EX PARTE JERMEY ALGONON WILLIAMS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1419256 IN THE 183RD 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 pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction. Applicant contends that his plea was involuntary because the substance he possessed was tested after his plea and found not to contain MDMA, the controlled substance Applicant pleaded guilty to possessing. Applicant is entitled to relief. Ex parte Mable, 2014 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 974 (Tex. Crim. App. Sept. 17, 2014). Applicant cannot be said to have entered his plea knowingly and intelligently while operating under a misunderstanding regarding the facts and relevant circumstances of the case. Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 1419256 in the 183rd 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 against him. 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 Delivered: November 19, 2014 Do not publish

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