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OF TEXAS





NO. PD-1262-11


EX PARTE GREGORIO ROMERO, Appellant




ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

KENDALL COUNTY



 Per curiam.

O P I N I O N



	Appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault.  The trial court deferred an
adjudication of guilt and placed Appellant on supervision for ten years.
	Appellant filed a writ application pursuant to Art. 11.072 alleging that he received
ineffective assistance of counsel under Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010).  The trial
court denied relief.  On appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that counsel was
ineffective under Padilla. Ex parte Romero, 351 S.W.3d 127 (Tex. App. - San Antonio
2011).
	The State has filed a petition for discretionary review of this decision.  The U.S.
Supreme Court recently held that, under Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (1989), Padilla does
not have retroactive effect.  Chaidez v. United States, __ U.S. __, 133 S. Ct. 1103 (2013). 
Today, we adopted that Court's reasoning as a matter of state law in Ex parte De Los Reyes,
No. PD-1457-11, __ S.W.3d __ (Tex. Crim. App. March 20, 2013).  
	The Court of Appeals in the instant case did not have the benefit of our opinion in De
Los Reyes.  Accordingly, we grant the State's petition for discretionary review, vacate the
judgment of the Court of Appeals, and remand this case to the Court of Appeals in light of
De Los Reyes.


DATE DELIVERED: March 20, 2013

PUBLISH	
