









IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS





AP- 75,038


EX PARTE WALTER BELL, JR., Applicant





ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY



  Per Curiam.  Keller, P.J., delivered a concurring and dissenting opinion, joined
by Meyers, Keasler, and Hervey, J.J.

O P I N I O N



	In his subsequent application for a writ of habeas corpus, applicant claimed that he
is mentally retarded.  We determined that applicant had met the requirements of Code of
Criminal Procedure Article 11.071, § 5, and we remanded to the trial court for findings of
fact and conclusions of law.  The trial court held an evidentiary hearing and found that
applicant is mentally retarded.  The record supports the trial court's findings.  Ex parte      
Briseno, 135 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004).  Accordingly, we grant relief.  We reform 

applicant's sentence to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division.
Delivered November 10, 2004
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