MONTOYA, PETRA Appeal from 207th District Court of Comal County (other per curiam)
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-88,711-01, WR-88,711-02, WR-88,711-03, WR-88,711-04, WR-88,711-05, WR-88,711-06, WR-88,711-07, WR-88,711-08, WR-88,711-09 WR-88,711-10 EX PARTE PETRA MONTOYA, Applicant ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. CR2016-327, CR2016-328, CR2016-329, CR2016-330, CR2016-331, CR2016332, CR2016-333, CR2016-334, CR2016-335, CR2016-336 IN THE 433RD DISTRICT COURT FROM COMAL 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 theft in ten cause numbers and sentenced to two years’ state jail imprisonment in each cause. Some of the sentences are to be served consecutively. She did not appeal her convictions. Applicant contends that her plea was involuntary because trial counsel informed her that she would be eligible for parole on all her cases after serving two years. She alleges that she would not 2 have pleaded guilty had she known that she would not be eligible for parole. Trial counsel filed an affidavit with the trial court. Based on that affidavit, the trial court determined that Applicant is entitled to relief. The State agreed. Applicant is entitled to relief. Ex parte Huerta, 692 S.W.2d 681 (Tex. Crim. App. 1985). Relief is granted. The judgments in Cause Nos. CR2016-327, CR2016-328, CR2016-329, CR2016-330, CR2016-331, CR2016-332, CR2016-333, CR2016-334, CR2016-335, CR2016-336, in the 433rd District Court of Comal County are set aside, and Applicant is remanded to the custody of the Sheriff of Comal County to answer the charges as set out in the indictments. 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 Delivered: August 22, 2018 Do not publish
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