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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-97,618-02 EX PARTE JUAN DE LOS SANTOS-SALAS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 2020CR0415-W1 IN THE 399TH DISTRICT COURT BEXAR COUNTY Per curiam. OPINION Applicant was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment in each count. The Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions. De Los Santos-Salas v. State, No. 04-22-00396- CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 16, 2023)(not designated for publication). 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. 2 PROC. art. 11.07. Applicant contends that appellate counsel failed to timely inform Applicant that his conviction had been affirmed. Based on the record, the trial court has determined that Applicant did not receive timely notice of the outcome of his appeal and would have timely filed a petition for discretionary review but for the lack of timely notice. 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 Fourth Court of Appeals in cause number 04-22-00396-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 Delivered: September 17, 2026 Do not publish