Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2021

Hall, Gabriel

Hall, Gabriel
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 13, 2021

Hall, Gabriel

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-86,568-01

EX PARTE GABRIEL PAUL HALL, Applicant

ON APPLICATION FOR POST-CONVICTION WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN CAUSE NO. 11-06185-CRF-272 IN THE 272ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT BRAZOS COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER In October 2015, 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 On June 4, 2019, the State filed in this Court its brief on Applicant’s direct appeal. Pursuant to Article 11.071 §§ 4(a) and (b),

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

Hall - 2 Applicant’s initial application for a writ of habeas corpus was due to be filed in the trial court on or before October 17, 2019, assuming a motion for extension was timely filed and granted. See Art. 11.071 §§ 4(a) and (b).

It has been over a year since the application was due in the trial court.

Accordingly, we order the trial court to resolve any remaining issues in the case within 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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