Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2021

Halprin, Randy Ethan

Halprin, Randy Ethan
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 13, 2021
Halprin, Randy Ethan

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-77,175-05

EX PARTE RANDY ETHAN HALPRIN, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CAUSE NO. W01-00327-T(B) IN THE 283 RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

DALLAS COUNTY Per curiam.

ORDER

In June 2003, a jury found Applicant guilty of the offense of capital murder. See T EX. P ENAL C ODE § 19.03(a). Based on the jury’s answers to the statutory punishment questions set out in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, the trial court sentenced Applicant to death.1 This Court affirmed Applicant’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal. Halprin v. State, 170 S.W.3d 111 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005). We denied relief on Applicant’s initial post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus and

Halprin - 2 dismissed his first, second, and third subsequent writ applications in the same order. Ex parte Halprin, Nos. WR-77,175-01 thru WR-77,175-04 (Tex. Crim. App. Mar. 20, 2013) (not designated for publication).

On July 16, 2019, Applicant filed in the trial court his fourth subsequent application for a writ of habeas corpus (our -05). After reviewing the application, this Court determined that his first claim met the dictates of Article 11.071 § 5, and we remanded the claim to the trial court for a review on the merits. Ex parte Halprin, No. WR-77,175-05 (Tex. Crim. App. Oct. 4, 2019) (not designated for publication).

It has been more than a year since we remanded the application to the trial court. Accordingly, we order the trial court to resolve any remaining issues in the case within 180 days from the date of this order. The clerk shall then immediately transmit the complete writ record to this Court. Any extensions of time shall be requested by the trial judge, or on his or her behalf, and obtained from this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021.

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1 Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this order to Articles refer to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

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