Terran Doral Green Seeks Post-Conviction Relief Against State of Texas

A Texas court issued a written opinion in the ex parte matter of Terran Doral Green on April 20, 2026. The proceeding is styled as an application for post-conviction relief, meaning Green is challenging a conviction or sentence after direct appeals have run their course.

The specific grounds Green raised are not yet public from the available record. Texas post-conviction writs typically attack a conviction on constitutional grounds — ineffective assistance of counsel, newly discovered evidence, or a claim that the sentence itself is unlawful.

The court's April 20 opinion resolves at least one of those claims, though whether the ruling favors Green or the State is not confirmed from the current docket entry.

The judge assigned to the matter has not been identified in the available record. The court and docket number are similarly unconfirmed. Those gaps limit what can be said about the procedural posture with precision.

What is clear: this is an active case with a recent ruling. In Texas, an adverse post-conviction opinion from a trial court typically goes to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) for review — the CCA has exclusive jurisdiction over felony post-conviction writs under Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

If the trial court recommended denial, Green's next move is a CCA review of that recommendation. If the court granted relief, the State can contest it at the same level.

The April 20 opinion is the event that matters right now. Everything downstream — whether Green gets a new trial, a new sentencing hearing, or walks away with nothing — turns on what that opinion says and how the CCA reads it.