Burrus, Sabrina
Burrus, Sabrina
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 a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of bribery and theft by a public servant. She was sentenced to imprisonment for ten and thirty-five years, respectively. The Second Court of Appeals dismissed her appeals as untimely filed. Burrus v. State, Nos. 02-06-00424-CR & 02-06-00425-CR (Tex. App.-Fort Worth, delivered January 25, 2007, no pet.).
Applicant contends that she was denied her right to appeal. The trial court agreed and recommended that we grant Applicant out-of-time appeals. These habeas applications, however, were file-stamped in the district court on January 29, 2007, before the mandates in Applicant's cases had issued. We do not have jurisdiction to consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus under Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure unless a conviction is final and the mandate in a case has issued. Ex parte Johnson, 12 S.W.3d 472 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). Accordingly, these
applications are dismissed.
Filed: March 21, 2007
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