NO. 12-14-00018-CR
STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE
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VS. § TWELFTH COURT
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ROBERT CLAYTON § OF APPEALS 4/20/2015
MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD
TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:
N o w c o m e s R O B E R T C L A Y T O N , Appellant in the above styled and numbered
case, b y and through his attorney o f record, before the decision in this Court has been
delivered, and respectfully m o v e s this Court t o order J O N E T T E J A C K S O N , the court
reporter for t h e guilt/innocence portion o f t h e trial, t o s u p p l e m e n t t h e record in this c a s e
pursuant t o the T e x a s Rules o f Appellate Procedure, and a s support would s h o w the
Court:
I.
T h i s C o u r t is a w a r e o f t h e difficulty A p p e l l a n t ' s c o u n s e l a n d this C o u r t h a v e h a d
in o b t a i n i n g t h e r e p o r t e r ' s r e c o r d f r o m J O N E T T E J A C K S O N , t h e c o u r t r e p o r t e r f o r t h e
guilt/innocence portion o f t h e trial. Because Ms. Jackson refused t o send counsel a
c o p y o f t h e record a n d d i d n o t file a c o p y w i t h t h e District Clerk, A p p e l l a n t ' s c o u n s e l
requested a copy o f the reporter's record f r o m this Court and also requested additional
time t o request supplements o r a m e n d m e n t s t o the record o n February 17, 2 0 1 5 .
Appellant's counsel received a record purporting t o be the "Trial on the Merits" f r o m this
Court on February 20, 2015.
II
C o u n s e l l o o k e d a t t h i s r e c o r d a n d n o t e d t h a t it w a s t h e " T r i a l o n t h e M e r i t s . "
After receiving t h e record, A p p e l l a n t ' s c o u n s e l w a s involved in a j u r y trial a n d o t h e r
court settings and w a s unable to review the record completely. B e c a u s e of this,
Appellant's c o u n s e l filed a M o t i o n to E x t e n d T i m e to File Brief o n M a r c h 19, 2 0 1 5 .
Since that time, counsel has reviewed the record purporting to be the "Trial o n the
M e r i t s " a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t it d i d n o t c o n t a i n t h e entire t r i a l o n t h e m e r i t s . M s . J a c k s o n
failed to include the voir dire e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e e x a m i n a t i o n of t h e State's final w i t n e s s e s
in t h e S t a t e ' s c a s e - i n - c h i e f , t h e d e f e n d a n t ' s c a s e - i n - c h i e f , closing arguments, the
verdict, a n d t h e e v i d e n c e p r e s e n t e d at trial.
III.
A p p e l l a n t ' s c o u n s e l is r e q u e s t i n g t h a t t h i s C o u r t o r d e r J O N E T T E J A C K S O N t o
supplement the record by providing c o u n s e l a n d this Court with the transcript of the voir
d i r e e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e S t a t e ' s f i n a l w i t n e s s e s in t h e S t a t e ' s c a s e - i n -
chief, t h e d e f e n d a n t ' s case-in-chief, closing a r g u m e n t s , t h e verdict, a n d t h e e v i d e n c e
p r e s e n t e d at trial.
IV.
Appellant's c o u n s e l h a s conferred with t h e A n d e r s o n C o u n t y District A t t o r n e y ,
Allyson Mitchell, and s h e does not oppose this motion.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES C O N S I D E R E D , Appellant, by and through his
attorney of record prays that t h e C o u r t will grant this m o t i o n a n d order J O N E T T E
J A C K S O N to s u p p l e m e n t t h e record by providing c o u n s e l a n d this Court with t h e
transcript o f t h e voir dire e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e S t a t e ' s final w i t n e s s e s in
t h e S t a t e ' s case-in-chief, t h e d e f e n d a n t ' s case-in-chief, closing a r g u m e n t s , t h e verdict,
a n d t h e e v i d e n c e p r e s e n t e d at trial.
Respectfully submitted,
Philip C. Fletcher
Attorney at L a w
800 North Mallard
Palestine, Texas 75801
Tel: (903) 731-4440
State Bar No. 00787478
fletchlaw@yahoo.com
Attorney for R O B E R T C L A Y T O N
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
T h i s i s t o c e r t i f y t h a t o n A p r i l _2o_, 2 0 1 5 , a t r u e a n d c o r r e c t c o p y o f t h e a b o v e a n d
foregoing d o c u m e n t w a s s e r v e d o n t h e District A t t o r n e y ' s Office, A n d e r s o n C o u n t y , 5 0 0
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AFFIDAVIT
BEFORE ME, t h e u n d e r s i g n e d a u t h o r i t y , o n t h i s d a y p e r s o n a l l y a p p e a r e d P H I L I P
C. F L E T C H E R , w h o after being duly s w o r n stated:
"I a m t h e a t t o r n e y for t h e a p p e l l a n t i n t h e a b o v e n u m b e r e d a n d entitled
cause. I have read the foregoing Motion t o Supplement the Record a n d
swear that all o f the allegations o f fact contained therein are true a n d
correct."
P H I L I P C. F L E T C H E R
Affiant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME o n A p r i l 2 0 , 2 0 1 5 , t o c e r t i f y
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w h i c h w i t n e s s m y hand a n d seal o f office.
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