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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-97,813-01 EX PARTE MICHAEL BLAIN COCHRAN, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. W-31624-A-1 IN THE 47TH DISTRICT COURT RANDALL COUNTY Per curiam. OPINION Applicant was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. The Seventh Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Cochran v. State, No. 07-23-00129-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Jan. 31, 2023). Applicant filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus in the county of conviction, and the district clerk forwarded it to this Court. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 11.07. Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to timely inform Applicant 2 that his conviction had been affirmed. The State recommends that the Court grant an out of time petition for discretionary review. We agree. Relief is granted. Ex parte Riley, 193 S.W.3d 900 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003). Applicant may file an out-of-time petition for discretionary review of the judgment of the Seventh Court of Appeals in cause number 07-23-00129-CR. Should Applicant decide to file a petition for discretionary review, he must file it with this Court within thirty days from the date of this Court’s mandate. Copies of this opinion shall be sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Correctional Institutions Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Delivered: August 20, 2026 Do not publish