Ex Parte Lopez

OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This is a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to Article 11.07, Section 2, V.A.C.C.P. Applicant complains of ineffective assistance of counsel on appeal in that he was abandoned by his counsel when his case was before the court of appeals for the second time. We will grant relief.

The procedural history of this case is as follows: Applicant was convicted by a jury of aggravated rape (see now § 22.011, V.A. P.C., Sexual Assault) and was then sentenced to 35 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. After conviction, an…