CHILDRESS, WILLIAM Appeal from 147th District Court of Travis County (other per curiam)
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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NOS. WR-90,623-01, 90,623-02, & 90,623-03 EX PARTE WILLIAM CHILDRESS, Applicant ON APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NOS. D-1-DC-16-201685-A, D-1-DC-16-201686-A, & D-1-DC-16-201687-A IN THE 147TH DISTRICT COURT FROM TRAVIS 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 was convicted of harassment of a public servant and assault against a public servant and sentenced to 7 years’ imprisonment. Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to inform him of his right to file pro se petitions for discretionary review (PDRs). Appellate counsel filed an affidavit acknowledging the likelihood that Applicant did not receive her letter informing him that his convictions had been affirmed and that he could file pro se PDRs. The trial court entered findings of fact and conclusions of law and concluded that Applicant did not receive timely notice of his right to file pro se PDRs. 2 We find that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file out-of-time PDRs of the judgments of the Third Court of Appeals in case numbers 03-16-00535-CR, 03-16-00536-CR, and 03-16-00537-CR that affirmed his convictions in Cause Nos. D-1-DC-16-201685, D-1-DC-16201686, and D-1-DC-16-201687 from the 147th District Court of Travis County. Applicant shall file his PDRs with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandates issue. Delivered: December 11, 2019 Do not publish
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