ATLAS, ROBERT Appeal from 372nd District Court of Tarrant County (other per curiam)

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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-91,750-01 EX PARTE ROBERT CHARLES ATLAS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. C-372-W011802-1429689-A IN THE 372ND DISTRICT COURT FROM TARRANT COUNTY Per curiam. OPINION Applicant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Second Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Atlas v. State, No. 02-15-00380-CR (Tex. App.—Ft. Worth, June 29, 2017). Applicant filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX . CODE CRIM . PROC . art. 11.07. Applicant contends that appellate counsel was ineffective because he failed to timely file a PDR. Based on the record, the trial court has determined that appellate counsel’s performance denied Applicant the opportunity to file a PDR. Relief is granted. We find that Applicant is entitled to the opportunity to file an out-of-time PDR of the judgment of the Second Court of Appeals in case number 02-15-00380-CR that affirmed 2 his conviction in Cause No. 1429689 from the 372nd District Court of Tarrant County. Applicant shall file his PDR with this Court within 30 days of the date on which this Court’s mandate issues. Delivered: October 21, 2020 Do not publish

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