              IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
                          OF TEXAS
                                         NO. WR-73,177-01


                      EX PARTE RICHARD WAYNE RAINS, Applicant


                  ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
                   CAUSE NO. CR5920 IN THE 424th DISTRICT COURT
                              FROM LLANO COUNTY


        Per curiam.

                                            OPINION

        Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the

clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte

Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of manufacture of

a controlled substance and sentenced to sixty-five years’ imprisonment. The Third Court of Appeals

affirmed his conviction. Rains v. State, No. 03-08-00104-CR (Tex. App.—Austin, delivered April

1, 2009, no pet.).

        The instant application was initially denied by this Court on January 20, 2010. In it, the

Applicant alleged, inter alia, that his trial in this cause was barred by double jeopardy due to an
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earlier conviction for the same offense. Upon further review of the record, we find that Applicant’s

claims are meritorious.

       Therefore, based upon our own motion, we reconsider our previous ruling and grant relief.

The judgment in Cause No. CR5920 in the 424th District Court of Llano County is set aside as

barred by double jeopardy.

       Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional

Institutions Division and Pardons and Paroles Division.



Delivered: May 21, 2014
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