Ex parte Crawford

Today, the Court once again grants relief on the basis that the statute the applicant was convicted under- TEX. PEN. CODE § 33.021(b) -was held to be facially unconstitutional in Ex parte Lo, 424 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013). Applicant was charged by indictment for the offense of online solicitation of a minor. Specifically, the indictment stated that Applicant sent sexually explicit electronic messages to a minor with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of any person. Applicant pled guilty to the offense of online solicitation of a minor in 2010. He was sentenced to…