Ex Parte Rahul Sudhakar

OPINION ON REMAND

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

On original submission, the State appealed the trial court’s grant of an application for writ of habeas corpus that vacated appellee Rahul Sudhakar’s nolo contendere plea as involuntary under Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010). On December 6, 2012, this Court issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s grant of habeas relief and vacating his nolo contendere plea. Ex parte Sudhakar, No. 14-11-00701-CR, 2012 WL 6061859 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Dec. 6, 2012). On April 17, 2013, the Court of Criminal Appeals…