Mable, Kendrick

in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERYEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA JJ. joined.

The applicant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment pursuant to a plea bargain. He did not appeal his conviction. Shortly thereafter, the Houston Forensic Science Center finished testing the seized substances and discovered that they did not actually contain any illicit materials. In response to this revelation, he filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The State and the trial court both agree that he is entitled to relief on the…