CAUSE ~U. 96-CR-17U
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IS MAE~~ DIAZ, JR. , § IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS
t· Relator. , ~ OF APPEALS OF TEXAS
v. § P.O.BOX 12308
LOUISE PEARSON,District Clerk., § CAPITOL STATION
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Respondent. § AUSTIN,TEXAS 78711
HISTORY OF THE CASE
On. December 29th 2014, Ismael Diaz,Jr (Relator) in this case fowered
District Clerk: Mr.Pearson, a Motion Art.40.001. base upon newly discovered
evidance and Relator's Motion Writ of Mandamus,Was via: Certified Receip#
7010 3090 0002 9154 3491.Since then Relator have discovered this Newly Evid-
dance under Brady Material which were not available during trial Brady
Motion under Art.40~001. and-Bar rif: Art.11.07. V.A.C.C.P. Sec.4 (a)(1)(2).
Hno: Clerk OF COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:Heres this Brady Motion, I have
requested in Honorable 229th District Court Of Starr County add to my Art.
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40.001.This Brady Motion . In the past in more that one ocation I have send
Starr Couty Clerk Stamp envelops for him give Relator's an answred:thereis
no answered. Herein is the Clerk covered letter and Motion requesting Hon:
District Court add to Applicant's Art.40.001. The Newly Discovered Evidance
addressed to Hon:Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding; an unsworn to declaration and
cetrificated of service too.
Hon: Louise Pearson,District Clerk: ~elator is requesting this Honorab-
le COURT OF_APPEALS,GRANT,This othere Motion to be added to Applicants' Art.
40.001. Under Brady Motion Upon Newly Discovered Evidance in the best of
relators interest~ Relator will send Brady Motion in two (2) different envi-
olops,envelop #(1) and #(2) don't have a writ envelop.
EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
OF JANUARY 2015.
TED
RECE\VED \N
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
D. ISMA ,L- AZ,
JAN 20 2015 RDCJ#773609 ,
JIM FERGUSON ~NIT
12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
Abe\ Acosta, C\erk MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852
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PRO SE#773609
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UNSWORN TO DECLARATION
~ursuant to both Federal law 28 u.s.c. ~ 1746 and Texas Civil Practice
and. Remedies Code§§ 132.001-132.003, I Ismael Diaz,Jr, an Incarcerated
Citizen of the State of Texas herein swear under penalty that the foregoing
is a TRUE AND CORRECT account of events as described herein.
EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
OF JANUARY 2015.
...ISMAE D Z,JR
TDCJ 3 773609
JIM FERGUSON· UNIT
12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
MIDWAY TEXAS 75852
PRO SE 1 77 3609.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to both verify and certify that a coplete copy of the forgoing
instrument has been maild to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by pre-
paid postige. Relator has addressed said packagee or in two difrent busine-
ss # (10) envolops to the Honorable Clerk my Brady Motion:
LOUISE PEARSON
P.O.BOX 12308
CAPITOL STATION
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711
EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY
OF JANUARY 2015.
TED
~ISMA L D AZ,J
TDCJ#773609
JIM FERGUSON UNIT
12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852
PRO SE#773609
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DISTRICT CLERK-STARR COUNTY
STARR COUNTY. COURTHOUSE,R00Ml,302
· 401 NORTH BRITTON AVENUE -~
RIO GRANDE CITY,TEXAS 78582 JANUARY 11!m 2015
RE: MOTION REQUESTING HONORABLE 229TH COURT TO ADD APPLICANT'S TO ART.40.001,
THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDANCE
DEAR MR~GARCIA-CLERK;
Now Comes Ismael Diaz,Jr;#773609,Cause No. 96-CR-170,in Starr County.
Please fowored a copy of this motion of newly discovered evidance to the
Honorable: Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding. And iieve a _copy for the Honorable:
D.A. Omar Escobar,District Attorney. Please f_~wored copy of instrument to:
Louise Pearson,District Clerk, In The Criminal Court of Appeals of Texa~
P.O.Box 12308. Capital. Station. Austin,~exas 78711. Under Texas Goverment
Code Sec.51~303, your ministerial duties of District Clerk.
Please Inclosed fine copy of this letter which needs to be file and marke
and retourn with the Honorable Clerk an_s\ver. Along with a self addressed
Stamped envelop.
EXECUTED THIS 11TH DAY
OF .JANUARY 2015.
ISMAEL DIAi,JR., ·
TDCJ#773609
JIM FERGUSON UNIT
12120 SAVAGE DRIVE
MIDWAY.' TEXAS .78582 -
. APPLICANT PRO- SE
CAUSE NO. 96-CR-170
.· 'IHE STATE OF·; TEXAS. , § IN THE 229TH JUDICIAL
Plai~tlff., § DISTRICT COURT OF
v. § STARR COUNTY, TEXAS
!SMALE DIAZ,JR., §
Defendant. §
APPLICAN'I,''S MOTION REQUESTING THIS HONOBAI)LE I)IS'I&IC'J; coua-..: TO
ADD 'EO APPLICANT.'.S ART.40.001 TBlS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVlDANCE
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THE HONORABLE : Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding
Now Comes lsmael Diaz,Jr., Applicant, introduction,Motion Upon Newly
Discovered Evidence are &»nt&-olled by Art.icle.40.001 which provides: A New
T~ia'l shall be granted .a·~ a~Y.,sed where material evidence Favorable to the
Abcused has been discovered sin.ce trial.Appli:cant~ has ta~en the .position
t~ken in the dissent that due to the language of Art.40.001 credibility is
n~t as issue, and that all victim Recantation and there confession that
was not giving under Her free will.
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Applicant alleged fact which is .true, entitle Him to his ~1otion' s
~elief. SEE Keeter v. State 74 s.w.3d 31,36-37 (Tex Cri.App 2002): and
Bar of: Art.ll.07, v.A.C.CoPo Sec.4(a)(1)(2).
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. CAUSE NO.; 96-CR~170
THE STATE OF TEXAS•, § IN THE .229TH JUDICiAL
Plaintiffo~ § DISTRICT.COURT OF
v~ § STARR COUNT'{,. TEXAS
ISt-1AEL DIAZ, JR. , §
De~endent. §'
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERED·EVIDENCE·
•', ~-; • •• '•, fo • T. ,• 0 o ~
INTRODt:lC'IlON
ARTICL& ...·40.001,.
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of the Texas 'Code of Criminal Procedure Provides that
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a ~~:new ~&:iai·~·. shall. be g~anted an accused where material eyide~ce Favorable
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to
. the Accused
. has been discovered
. . since. trial. Under this
. . - statute a defen- ~-
-- dc.m~. is .e1;1t~tl47d to a new tJ::ial if the newly discov~red evidance was unkno-
wn. to ~is at t~e .
time of:
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trial; his failure to discover the new evidence .w-
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a~ not merely cumulative; c.orroborativ.e; collateral or ·Impeaching; the new
ev~dence aret~:;ue.and_ will bring about .a different result in a new trial
SEE: Keet~r v. S~ate, 74 s~w.3d ~1,36-37(Tex.App 2002) and Bar of: ART.11.
07,V.A.c.c~~· Sec.4{a)(1)(2).
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·the Def.endant is filing a Brady Motion herein. The only witness,
Yolanda Sanchez,, testif.i~d against defendant and sought to blame the Defe-
ndant f,or, killing. Asked di~ectly ,by ·counsel at trial, she denied her her
testimont would benef,it: her. husband, Salome Sanchez, a co-defendant in the
case. In fact, an infor_mationand belief,(Sanchez, received an acquittal·
.f~or. his wife inculpetory .testimony]. There is evidance that ~·, Heriber.to
, Silva.'s ..,gave witness a noQ:'!"credible, story a~out how Yolanda Sanchez, shou-
ld test~fy before the jury to. accuse Applica~t.SEE EXHl)llT'~E" in Yolanda
Di.:tz.,.&D.~ Sisters AFF,IDAV:Et,in .Ar,t.40.001,for newly discovered evidance, and
now we h~ve as this other.(.EXHIBIT nul As a Brady Motion:. IN THE 381st DIS~
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"TRlCT :CQURT OF, THE STl\.TE; ·OF TE~SL;I:CAUSE. N0.96-CR-142,96-CR-i50,96-CR-166;;IN
'S'l;ATEMENT. OF FACT-S:. Testi,mony of Yolanda Sapchez;January 26.,199·9, SEE cover,
page (1') -;(~~):f~}~ as(E~IIUT ~) Defendant • s counsel Mr .Guerra, askem~s.es], (however slight, ..
nor· by ·the .. exertion. of any. improper Influen~~].u.s~C~A~-~o~s~:~·
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There are ·clearer· evidence where .. D.• A •. Heril;>ertc;> ~i;J;,v~_·s· _·gave __ witn~ss a n~~--
credible story. . about how Mrs .• Sanchez, sho~ld ~e~tify befor .. the . . ..jury
.. .under ':.:"' . ··' . ;.
~·.perjury'', to accuse. Applican.t' s . of. a -extra11eus. m\lrder. _,SEE (EXIJlBl~ !>. i~
Yolanc:la·Diaz· ·and Sisters. Affidavet in Art.40.001,Pg;_ (6·) colom (VIII;~) A
conviction that results from a Constitutional ·error-free !£r-ial is Entitl&i
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to the greatest, and thus, ·when· a Criminal -Procedure Claim of Innocence
based on Newly Discovered Evidance., the evidence presented must constitute
affirmative- ·evidence. of .. the. -App~icant • s .inn~cepc::e_; .. o11ce __ t:_he Appl~~a_I1t'.s pr-
ovides such -evidence, .. it .is then. appropri$~.e _·t9 pro.c~~~ .~ith a determinati-
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·on ·of whether :Applicant 1 s .can prove. by. &l~$r and ~()~yi&ing .
evidan&e
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that '
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··reasonable jurors- wold. have .convicted ·Applicant.' s ~n light of the Newly
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'Di'scovered -Ev:idance- is·.adlliissible. Heri'bertQ Si;lya's·.Prosecuter·'s '~Plans ,
·iept·-·Dening Applicant'!,s
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·.~ Fair.
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Trial ,.~n~~r. -~·ra.~d, ~~~b ~~~s: ~ro~~~~.,,of.
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Lenieney"·';· .. ·'When State Cour·t adiQit$ evid~nce. that is so unc;luly _prfo!1udi,c~l,
· tha't is· ·renders · trial .. fundamentally. unfairfl: .Due. ProcEas~ . J:aaus~. t?f .~?P;_t
'eenth '·Amendment· pr·ovides· ~Mechanism for Relief.....U~S.C 1~'A.Coi1si.Awepd~.14.•
·(EXHIBIT ·g_-Pg(·S)l atteched hereto and ..fully .. incorpor.ii~e.d ~eJ;~in ~s .. ~.f
.. s·et. OUt' fully al leng-th. :
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· ·Appiicant have ·reveal ·this .Honorable 22.9th Dis.J;.ric~ Court OF Starr
County; how ·P-rosecuter. ·Heriberto .Silva: Plans. Kept .Dening Appficant.' s. a .fair
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