Sanchez, Alex Raymond ( 2016 )

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. WR-82,101-01
EX PARTE ALEX RAYMOND SANCHEZ, Applicant
ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. 1291687-A IN THE 180th DISTRICT COURT
FROM HARRIS 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 online solicitation
of a minor and he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal his conviction.
This Court, in Ex parte Lo, held unconstitutional the online solicitation of a minor statute for
which Applicant was convicted. Ex parte Lo, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). Applicant,
through counsel, filed this habeas application based on the Lo decision and asks that his conviction
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be set aside. The trial court recommends that relief be granted in this cause. We agree in part.1
Relief is granted. The judgment in Cause No. 1291687 in the 180th District Court of Harris
County is set aside and Applicant is set aside and the cause is remanded so the trial court can 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Do not publish
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Applicant’s claim that he is actually innocent is denied.