CUARTAS, ABSALON Appeal from 367th District Court of Denton County (other per curiam)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-84,178-01 EX PARTE ABSALON CUARTAS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. F-2008-0072-E WHC 1 IN THE 367TH DISTRICT COURT FROM DENTON COUNTY Per curiam. YEARY , J., filed a dissenting opinion. 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 two counts of online solicitation of a minor. TEX . PENAL CODE § 33.021(b). He was sentenced to imprisonment for nine months on each count. He did not appeal his convictions. In Ex parte Lo, we declared § 33.021(b) unconstitutional. Ex parte Lo, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). Applicant now contends that, in light of Lo, his convictions are no longer valid. We agree. Ex parte Chance, 439 S.W.3d 918 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014). Relief is granted. 2 Applicant’s convictions in cause number F-2008-0072-E are set aside, and this cause is remanded to the trial court to dismiss the indictment. Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division. Delivered: January 27, 2016 Do not publish

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