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JAMARIOS L. CANTOR
1171951 Robertson Unit CA=rc: ot.-1--3 ...,(
12071 FM 3522
Abilene, Texas 79601-8799 F-IL.E IN WRIT FILE
BY: ~
April 17, 2015
Honorable Abel Acosta, Clerk
Court of Criminal Appeals .
P.O. Box 12308 - c Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2308
RE: EX:-: PARTE JAMARIOS LECHRISTOPHER CANTON
Court of-Criminal Appeals Nc. BR-81,430-02
Trial Court Case No. F-1017409 ·
Dear Mr. Acosta:
Enclosed you will find the original and one carbon copy of my
NOTICE TO THE COURT that I ask be promptly presented to the Court
for its revie~ and consideration.
Be advised that I have forwarded a carbon copy o1f same to the
Honorable Campbell Cox, District_Judge, to his Chambers at the Na-
cogdoches County Courthouse, under cover of a carbon copy of this
letter.
thank you so very much, in advance, for your kind and gene-
I
rous assistance ~ith this matter.
Very respectfully, I remain,
Your obedient servant,
_JLC/grs
cc: Ron. Campbell Cox, II
Mr. Gordon R. Simmonds
Case Files - 11.07
PDR
RECEiVED iN .
tOUf\TOF~IMINM. APPEALS
APR 22 2015
Abs; Acosta, Clerk
XR THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OJF' TEXAS DATE: 04~~; ts
FILE IN WRIT FILE
BY: L/cll-
NO. WR-81,430-02
ON APP~ICATION FOR A 91IT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CAUSE NO. F1017409 IN THE 145TH DISTRICT COURT
FROM NACOGDOCHES COUNTY
AlPJn.ltCAft'S IOTXC! TO TO COOT
TO THE MOST HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COURT:
111M! Court's Order filed_JanW!lt'y 14~ 2015, ootes that the Program Superri~
sor of the 'fD9 8 s Mail Systemn ~roinators Panel provided the Oourt m~ an af-
fidavit attesting that the ApplicaJrit, _Jamarios (~~ton ("Canton"), had mailed a
legal item flr@m the Robertson Uirlit on_JaJnwney 17, 2013. The Court determined
that further mforomaticn ~ required fer resolviliDg ttlhe issue of tihether Camton
had timely filed his Petition for Discretionary Revie'IS (''PDR09 ) . The problems
mth detex:mi!Idng the datca em much Canton°s flDR had been placed into the inter-
nal Legal t«ll2ill. Systtm of the Robertson lUnit, is that Canton had root pe:soMlly
Riled his l?DJR; rather~ it was mailed by his prochein ami who has beeHn assist-
ing Ca11mtcn du-oanghcut lhis postccnviction jp>ll:'oceedings ..
On S FROM
MARCH 17th 10 mE 22oo, 2013.
mmui1' IP.:. DECLARATION OF OOJRDl»lli.S~S A1TES'l'ING ro THE EVENI'S AND
CIRCUMSTANCES J!WQUmDZG HI~ TO MAIL CAm:ON °S lPOO AS IF IT WERE
HIS MAIJl...
To recap and restate: Canton's PEtiTION FOR A mtiT OF MANDAMUS 'WaS Eiled
tthis HoOOICable Couct of Oewber 17, 20ll.4, so U: ws filed by the Clerk sometime
before . 1771951, being presently :ii!m1:arcerated
at the ]Robertson Unit of the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas
Department of Oriminal_Justice, declare ll.mder pemalty of perjucy fdmt tlhle facts
and sbltements amntained in this APPLICANT'S NOTICE TO T!BE COURT~ are true and
corr~t; and I furtller certify that a true and couect carbl>n copy 't1aS seJLVed
on the following individual by regular U.S. Postal Service filt'st class mail, by
depositing sama, enclosed in a postpaid and properly addressed envelope; into
the prison's internal Legal Mail System under the Prison Mailb:llx IRul~, oo this,
the SE.VEN'I'EDml day of APRIL, 2015, addressed to:
Chambers of the Honorable Campbell Cox, II
145th Judicial District Court
Nacogdoches County Courthouse, Room 220
101 West Main Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
DATED: April 16, 2015
L. CANTON
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§ I R MA T ! " S
DIECLARATXO!N
COUIITY OF_.JOIJ!S §
DECLARATION OF GORDON R. S!MMORDS
TO THE HONORABLE_JUDGES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
My name is Gordollll R. Simmonds, I am o\rer eighteen years of age, of sound
mind, capable of mald.ulg this Declaration, and personally acquainted tdth the
facts herein stated.
· I am an immte confined at the French Robertson Unit of the Correctional
Institutions Division, of the Taas Dap.surtzP.Jterrnt of Criminal_Justice, Jl..@cated ;im
_Jones Oomty, Teas, near Abilene o I do hereby certify and declare that I have
assisted other inmates as a paralegal since 2001, helping them with researclling
the L..~ and coort cases relevant to ~ir &etion (criminal and civil); and in
preparing and filing papers, petitions, briefs, and motions, in the Federal and
State courts.
Jamarios I.e Christopher Camton approached me· in February of 2013, asking
that I explaiml to lhd.m the mechanics and procedt~res for pursuing postoonviction
relief. The 1\ielfth Oou.urt of Appaals affit'Wl2d Chris 0 conviction and sentence
on ~ 20, 2012, making his Petition for Discretionary review (JPDJR) due on
or before _·Januaey 19, 2013. Chris filed a timely request for an extension of
time fIU No. 1171951, be1118 pltesatly ~rated
et tbe -~-~ Un1t ·of the 'Con4Cticmal lnatituti.Ons DiVitJi.on of tho T~•·
·~~' of Cd.rd.nal ,.Justke, 6aelct:et under penalty of ptn'jm;y tl~at the fe.(.U
~ •ta~&a eontetfl«1 in tt:tu .A.I'PttCANf'S t«nlCE ·to 1'1! ~. ue true eftd·
~f)etJ and I fur~ eeJ,"Ufy t,b&t a tnUt and ·con'ec.t ~ben copy watJ .M~
• the· foll~ indiVidual by ~lei" u.s. Pos~1 Scillvteut fint otaee maU, by
~ltittg same, $1Clooed in a postpaid and ~ly ~~ uwel•, into
tl'dii prtacm•e 1ntema1 Ieael Mall Syst• undet' the Pr-ison Haillxm !ule, otl this,
the -SIV~ ckly of APBIL, 201S, ~~tid to:
Cb$1!ibers of tbe Honorable C&JDt>k11 'Cox, tl
14.Stb Juc:ltc.lal D1at~lct CoQt't
tia~og4ocme·f$ ~unty Cou~:tbouse; Rooa 220
UU. West Ma-in St1tee.t ·
Nooadoel\as, Texae· 7Stit
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·P.!!Y.itli!!!!'-~Y•. FPJ..~~ 11.~. saoaqs
TO ftll HONORA&t!~JUOOBS Of THI COURT OF CRIMliAt. APP~At.St
My· MliO 1o Gordon a. St~, I am owr ei&hteen yean of ap, of soun4
mtfid, ~pable of •tdna thf.s Daclaration 1 ami ~soually -.quab.. t4th the
tau hel-ein cgteted.
I am oo ~te Confined at tJle. h'cmc:h iobe~tson Unit of t:)u, Conec.tionsl
InetitutiOilB Di'rieion, of tl1e Te~ Department of Crituinal .•JU&Uce., located 1m
}Qnee Colmty, T~~, OO.'IIr Abilene. 1 do hera'by ~tify am! deelate that .I ·have
Uflbted ether inmates as a parel.,.l shtce 2001, helpitlg them vith reseai'ChiOS
·the law~~· cases nlevant Ut their oeticm (cri611ni\1 end civ11); aNI 1n
preparing end filini pQpen, peti.c.i.Ol'W, Ot'"ieft, Md· motiemt, tu the ~Ill elld
Sti!te ~t;a •
.....fomerios te)1 thO. ~u ~t en in1lilltlte•s· pagers an deamed to be filed em
.
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the date that the lmlatf.l~iied declared tbat bt or· she had depoel~ tb1l fllap&\'s
• .·1'"
~to the prleon•s intum&l., maU system, rugardlesa of tho date that the prison's
~lreom los shO\Ss that the ~pers wre actually mailed_ out 'by the meUI'OCIJB'e
Otaff. Jilt tgtpp Yt yP&\ 1 487 U.S, 266t 274, 108 S.Ct. 2Jn (1988}J §!N)ia.&
X• Jsbllf!'4b 161 F.Jd 941 (Sth Cirr. 1993); ~B!tv&U!, v .• CA!A, 149 F.ld 374, 378
($th CU. 1998)1 )l?:Shs;nle, Y.· 'lhs!St No. U-.2000.3, 201l ta 809246 (Sth Ci:r. Mar.
S, 201l); ,BY!!'$) t• Thele;-,. 2011 U.S. Di.st. t.Dl$ (;480 (N .• n. Tex. 201'1)& !!..IBM
§!l'lG~f!tr, 324 S'.r~ .. )ct .579, 581 (Tex. Crlm. App .. 2010).
Y for We State Pr.US4CUtin& .. Attm'M)'• OnriJJ
told me, howevc, that ha did not hav4! liN stamps, mtd- that.· he ruad be•· unable
to firrd mayCilne wbo t&-oul~ l~nd him tbe stGps be iteeded. 0\ris 'lliU ~d 1m 8•
Buildin& in ..Uunt cwetody, · ~ medium wstod)' tree us, •n et:eaU.y nsta-1¢ted •
to bN ;QIUC.h they ere permitted to spend eaeh motsth at the CcaW.sliOtf.. Chl'le did
tell • tl1at he h«l mcmca~ J.o hie I~tte Tnwt Fund AccioWlt, which vmul4. pnveot
hi$ fll"om mdlf.n& his ma and copies out as at' lndi~mc.; and' tb6t his bui141Qa
wae Mt ~led to rP to the Oomismary ·until Wednesday, March 27, 2013, t.Jhlch
was a dDt$ that vault! be .cJ'I; too late. l told Chris that Me '1'01 161 to be de•
Jl08lted into th4l! ·Pl"ison's mailbo~ 1ftA! BtYt Mat$h 22, 2013• bef~ mldlli&bt~ So
/
I nusured E$k wt1.1 tileJ W'flt. diBcfA?Iiftd durirJ& cl.e d&y • ~uy, March 26. 201li t:be:c,
~retum'ad to th~ inmates \.M~ t'~S w.are on the !roigGnt if.4Tv''<:;lopu that mtght •
.I do hereby certify and deelare, that from Jiiar.d\ 22~2006 5 to th6 p:ra. .t
dfJ$.e, 1 !tave faithfully and eccur&t!lily ~intained Mail "''a of my ewo, in whicb.
l ateted the dates on ubidl oadl. 4Wd evuy item I . , . maUGd out vas ~ted
blto the 1nterual .-11 eyst.em of th0 -.rDgl units to i.'bich I ••. sniped dw:irt:
tit& potiCcl telew~nt to ~ ~lmtaticn.. I further .~tUy and dee-lara that t
have· uaifttianed my Ma11 togS in the rct&ulor cou~e· ~f. my assistiu& oth~:t ~tes
as theu pal"&le&Sl• awolotfid by them e their· eaerit ~ the Texas ·Statutory .
1~ · of .1\lto\"nQ)' Ac~ to act in their ~lf • :·. ·The· dateS and notes ocmtah'wd 1ft
~ ~11 Logs were em~ on or ttear the date cnr time tndieeted, or ~ly
soor• thereafter, by me, pet·~Uy. With Chr'ls' PUITION roR A t'IJ!IT M t:W1~l!US
he tjlls wbmttted lilr& his maett C; copies of the front aod baet -~,N of the
t'Ml'EBOOf(~.r I use as my t4ail ~ro l.o&4 ~ IU'ld the noper.ed book'• paaes .of the wl•
e~.s·t datu of Mat'Ch tith to th.il 23rd, of 2013, shwina the follw1a,s entry far
id.day, ·~d.l 22 • 201~h
POl Co. State
l LEU 'ltt:r • Tex.Cr.App .. /ADA/PrC'Js.Atty (CANTOI)
I certify .ond declara that. tl~ eop:t.~s mfide of m.y ~..ail Lo& $nd at.tadl~ as ~a •
ltmlBit C aye. true and c.orrec.t c.op1em of the orlg,inale :bt my po$soosioo ~· that
are 3VLd.J.abte for inspeQUctt wl'.!en ordered t.y the Glu'!'t.
m SlJfj~l~: ~ ! deposited
Chris's ?OR into .the prlscm*s Jnteroal le•
~·1 ~tail System at 5:00 o'e.loek in c;.~ ~fternQoo of ~Jard.1 22, 2013, M41iUr~ • ·
ploy~ bat! ulrrwdy b:i:w 'h>l ~nd picked up the mr:Ul for that day, 41 P'r!d~)·$ thus,
the 'hld~nt. Nail. env~lopsa a~c.~ an wp of the wilOOa, oo~e Qf ~ Uiail-
box. bdn.% too 6inall for: the En\;,.elcpes ·e,o ~ d.topped J:rtto the. mailbox its;al.f • viU
:not aoing tC. l;;(i pie~ up until $'00 o'c.tock ~.m. ~~y. Mart.b 25, 2013~ Scs.e•
t~ w~ d'le ~c::ikand, tOO 2tack of J;nd:t.iJ,(\lnt ~l Ulv'talc~ ~l::CA ~ved fron'i a ..
· tor; thfit mailbox ar.d set. on a sh111lf' bat"J,t~ the $6)Curity OQa&;. btiere tl'JGY sat ~til
hi:i~ cU.f..\t.Oiiet-ed 1$m!~timc during tha oa.y 1.'\.2e$d4ily, ifa1rah 2G, 2013~ .~nlG ~llJtJ/~ed
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t.hat niaht aftut' SsCO p.m. to t'l'l~ i.nmate$ w t.ii~G!U ench ~elo-pe ·bal.ur1i.at
~Onlt8J.\'led ..Jafllari0fll 1£tl:'tiSir.QPhet' C!lUtOfl'S ·mm ,q,a;, "logg~H tl2 bf;l!llg nmailedt't OUt
on ~h 23, 201.3. '!be aut•aci~ rr~~u vas t'Dt tatum back t.o t.Ml Mn.UrQQm by lAw
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lat~·~tt~t'fiOOn af Wecl~y, f'.a1reb 27, 41013, tQO late tc
Library sta.ff .unU.l thtt
be proees.Hd tmd .1~; t.hus, 1t E!il~ ~e until t•1ailroom st4ff pl'QC'.eseed it on
· the neat day,. UlUreday • 'March 23, lOll.
l li.tllderstatld fully that amy false stat~t' made in this »eclara.ti.tm •Y
subjKt me to penalties for ~tJury• Fur,.U&flt to ~ter 1.'32 of the TeM$ Civ:i.l
f~ac:.U~ and R~tt.ed1es Cooe. I deel~ tJnder penalty of perjury that the fOW$0*
!t!l& stataraents· ami d(1C.bn:atf.ens ere true afld correct.
;~.TX<:O'fti:O or. thi!i, th~ 1~aiRTfiEtlTU day of A,~n.. 201S ..