Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1713 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish a procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a felony or misdemeanor case where the applicant seeks relief from an order or a judgment of conviction ordering community supervision. The bill requires the application to be filed with the clerk of the court where community supervision was imposed, and requires the application to challenge either the conviction for which community supervision was imposed or the conditions of community supervision. The bill sets forth provisions for the court to either deny the application as frivolous or enter an order including findings of fact and conclusions of law, and it establishes procedures for appealing the holding of the court and for filing subsequent applications.