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' ga ,Or§@/O/ Abel Medrano #1743611 Dalhart Unit TDCJ 11950 FM 998 Dalhart, Texas 79022 May 18, 2015 Abel Acosta, Clerk RECE|VED|N ‘Court Of Crimi`nal App@als couRT oFchMlNALAPPz-:ALS P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station AUStil'!, TeXaS 78711 MAY 26 2015 RE: WR-82,939-Ol v . Sub= Applicanth Pro Se Rebuttal Abel ACOSU, 918¥§( Dear` Cl€l`k! Enclosed please find for filing Applicant's Por Se Rebuttal to the State's Re- sponse to Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, §§11.07, ll.O73. Please file date stamp and bring to the attention of the Court; Also enclosed, please find a copy of this letterhead. Please file date stamp same and return in the provided self addressed stamped envelope. Thank you for your assistance on this matter. Sincerely, Abel Medrano AM/ cc: FILE » Attorney for the State, Larry Allison, VIA SNAIL-MAIL QY‘ ”/” @'MM p/m f/M/ Mé/¢f 4 /4,,, z /v ge .[,/e@/ ¢€MAMY /Ac /9£//)£¢'/.1' Aev't/'M A¢!m/,;/` No. wR-82,939-01 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN/ TEXAS EX PARTE § oRIGINATING IN THE 2711h § DISTRICT COURT IN AND FoR ABEL MEDRANO ` § LAMPASAS cOUNTY, TEXAS APPLICANT's PRO SE REBUTTAL To THE STATE's RESPoNsE To APPLICATION FoR wRIT oF HABEAS coRPUS, §§ 11.07, 11.073 TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: COMES NOW, Applicant Abel Medrano, Texas Department of Crim- inal Justice(TDCJ)-ID #1743611 hereinafter Medrano and files this Applicant's`Pro Se Rebuttal to the State's Response UJApplication for Writ of Habeas Corpus, §§ ll.O7, ll.073, and offers this Hon- orable Court the following in support thereof: Statement of the Facts and Procedural History On January 28, 2015, Medrano filed his State Application for writ Of Habeas corpus, §§ 11.07, 11.073, in thezvth Juaicial nis- trict Court of Lampasas County, Texas, by depositing same in the TDCJ Dalhart Unit's internal mailing system pursuant to the Texas Rule Appellate Procedure(TRAP) Rule 5. On or about March 26,2015, vMedrano received notice that this Court's Clerk had received and ®§ if §§ n I.§§ csm§sslc:~¢d h\©@\ Ps§»o 3a §§ \.~. tl. .l.. .,.nwss§§§_§lasssss_s__._.l_s_s_.ss_ ..x\... . ......\..... ... . . . .. . .\... .Uihh"u? €<4.",) EXHIBlT-B 9\ V. ' LAMPASAS POLlCE DEPARTMENT CFS #2009007816 lncident #2009007816 was on the news for and I did not know but it looked like the same guy and l remember he supposedly had a darker mark on one side of his face. When l saw Able l automatically thought of the picture on the news. Able never spoke to us and l never spoke to him. Eventually Able got up and left and Angela and l sat down and continued to talk to Ramon. We stayed at the end of the bar and talked all night. Albert Perez who was the DJ came over and spoke to us at times. We drank beer and shots of |iquor. l had about 5 to 6 beers and about 3 shots of Yeager Bombs during the_night. l do drink beer on weekends but seldom take shots because they usually make me sick, l don't handle them well.` _ At about 2:00 am, or closing time we decided to go home but, Angela wanted to go talk to Nloses. l do not know Moses' last name but l know of him and know he is a friend of Angela. l think Moses was at Robert Castro house, but do not know whose house it is. l think Angela said it was Rob's house, which is Robert Castro. l was fine while in the bar and while leaving the bar. l never left my drink unattended and when l went to the restroom Angela watched my drink. We do this all the time, if.we both go then we take our drinks with us. l rode with Angela to Robert's house and while on the way to Robert's house, l already started feeling bad. l knew l was not going to feel good, l remember having my eyes closed and was just laying their. l know we turned up a road by Mr. Gattis' and then seems like we made a couple of other turns and parked in the front of Robert's house. l think we parked the wrong way, illegally in front of Robert's house, l remember telling Angela not to stay long and she said she was just going to be in there for a little bit. l was already starting to pass out. l don't remember a street light on. l know after she got out of the car l passed out. Angela shook me and said l will be right back. l was in the front passenger with the seat laid back and | know l had my seatbelt on when we left AmVets. l cannot tell you how long she was in there or her even really getting out of the car. v …U, The next time l woke was when l heard Angela banging on the passenger side window and 2 rv . yelling my name. l also found Able on top of me. Able was more or less centered over me and l tried push back up into the rear of the seat to get out from under him. l don't know what was pinning my left leg down but l could not get out from- under him. l know Angela walk away from - the car and then returned. The doors unlocked. lt all happened so fast, l started saying get off, let me out, and things like that, and then he got off me and left the car and went around the front of the car. Angela was at the passenger door and told me she would help me and got into the car and we left. l don't remember seeing him with his clothes on or off, ljust can't remember. My legs were open and he was in between them with something over my left leg. lt was then l realized my shirt and bra were pulled up towards my neck exposing my breast, but neither were off my body. My heels (shoes), pants and panties were completely off my body. l remember hearing a man's voice and remember covering my lower body with my hands and arms. l remember putting my clothes on as we turned left around the first corner or street. l remember l felt wet in my vaginal area, the same kind of feeling | have felt after having sex. | ,..\ found my clothes kind of over the center console area as if he tried to throw them to the ‘:?,lf§"` driver's seat. l never found my panties and put my blue jeans pants on with out them. My missing panties were a fuchsia color with little blue dots, they were bought at Wal-Mart and l do not know the brand name. The were medium size and bikini cut style. - l know Angela took a side road back to AmVets where my car was. When we got to AmVets, l told Angela ‘l did not want_todrive home;and sh'e_to`ok me home te`Burnet§ We went straight to Burnet and did not talk about anything. Angela asked me if l was alright. l did not want to talk. l was not feeling sick because of the alcohol any more and was now feeling sick because of what happened. When l got out at my house, Angela told me to call her ifl needed to talk. l told her l 09/13/2010 13143 301 EAST FOURTH S_TREET LAN|PASAS, TX 76550 Page 5 Of 19 if EXHIBlT-C 3 LAMF’ASAS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS #2009007816 lncident #2009007816 'what was being said. l then’saw Abel walk around the back of the car and get in on the driver's side. Abel was in the car between the times Angela went to the restroom to the time she came back outside. Angela sat down for a minute and l think Moses told Angela something like "Check on your friend." Angela went down to her car and then l heard her start screaming, "Get the fuck out of my car." Then Angela yelled something like "Moses, get him the fuck out of my car." Moses went down there. l heard Moses say, "Primo, get the fuck out of the car,' they are trying to leave." l think Abel got out of the passenger side door. Angela was at the driver's side door. Abel walked back up to the garage (carport) and did not say anything to me at a~ll. Abel had his clothes on. Angela and _Theresa left. Me and Abel went to another friend‘s house. The friend was Joseph. l don't know what Joseph's last name is. l don't know where exact Joseph lives but it is on the same side of town. We stayed there and ate at the Country Kitchen the next morning. The next day, Moses told me that Theresa was missing $150 and something about sexual assault that she was going to make a complaint against Abel for sexual assau|t. l think it was the same day Moses called me about it, that Abel told me Theresa let him have sex with her. l told Abel if he did not do it he'needed to go down and straighten it up, because he looked guilty by-running. investigator Ryan asked me ifl had seen any. clothing lying around the area after they |eft. l did not see any clothing around. Abel has not said anything about it except, he did not do it. l believe him and think the girl just got-embarrassed. | know Theresa too and feel bad for her if it did happen. l have nothing to hide or gain from this. l have read this entire statement, consisting of 2 page(s), each of which bears my signature, and l affirm all the facts and statements contained here in are true and correct. Criminal lnvestigator Tim Ryan has read this entire 2 page statement aloud to me and l again confirm this statement is true and correct. l have given this statement freely and voluntarily to lnvestigator Ryan to use for whatever investigative purposes he may desire. This statement was given without any threats or promises having been made by anyone. l have completed 9grades in school and have a GED. l read, write and understand the English language. After taking the 2 page statement from Hernandez, l read it back to him aloud to assure that it Was true and correct. Hernandez said it was true and correct and initial|ed and signed the statement indicating so. The original statement was attached to the case file as evidence (Case remains open) [Supp|emenf' Ryan's #4 Supplement / Evidence l On October 16, 2009, |, Sergeant lnvestigator, Tim Ryan called Te_resa Rob|es to talk to her about the case and to make sure she did not have any questions concerning her case. bles ` "" " hehad. h`"v“vj;§re*th`ev"ni‘g'rs ximall¥a'“§'sault._ F{ ABEL MEDRANO C: files . "> CAUSE NO.. 8602 ax PARTE § m THE ABEL MEDRANO, § LAMPASAS coUNTY, TEXAS novani~. § 27th JUDICIAL DISTRICT MOTION `E`OR FORENSIC DNA TESTING TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT: , NOW COMES, Abel Medrano, Movant herein, and respectfully sibmnits this motion for forensic dna testing of biological material current`in the posses- sion of the State of Texasr-pursuant to ier;Code Crim.proc. 64.01. In support thereof, Movant will show this Court as follows, to-wit: I- BACKGROUND Movant was indicted in Cause No. 8602 for Sexual Assault; a jury found Movent guilty and the trial court sentenced Movant to 35 years. _Movant filed a timely notice of appeal and the appeal was affirmed by the Third Court of Apeals. A petition for discretionary review was refused by the Court of Crimi- nal Appeals. n II. CURRENT PROCEEDINGS Movant requests testing of biological material of a pair of pants submit- ted to the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) Crime Lab for testing but which were not ‘tested because the serologist testified he did not need to test the pants because he had obtained a profile match to the semen found on the seat of the car which matched Movant's DNA profile. These pants were seaized and made a part of the sexual assault evidence collection kit in this ~ "') case. Movant contends that those pants were not previously subjected tc)DNA testing, and that through no fault of Movant for reasons that are of a nature such that the interests of justice require DNA testing. III. REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL Pursuant to Art. 64.01(€), Movant requests the court appoint counsel in these proceedings because there exist reasonable grounds for such appointment because the material evidence requested to be tested would establish Movant did. not have sexual- intercourse with the complainant as she allegedly wore (or put back on) those pants immediately after the alleged sexual assault. The trial record supports this contention. Movant has attached an Affidavit in support as required by Art. 64.03(B)(a)(2)(h) & (B). PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Movant prays this Honorable Court will grant this motion and (a) appoint counsel and (b) ORDER DNA testing of the pants in questions herein; and grant any other relief, at law or in equityl and consistent with the relief requested herein. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED/ WW "”"` ABEL MEDRANO #1743611 6999 RETRIEVE RD-, WAYNE SCOTT UNIT ANGLETON/ TEXAS 77515-6618 Movant Pro-Se Cause No. 8602 Ex PARTE § m iran ms ABEL MEDRANO, § LAMPASAS cou.'ni, AFFIANT` § 27th Junlcl DISTRICT AFFIi)AvIT 11 Abel Medrano, being of sound mindl over the age of 18 years¢ and capable of making this affidavit, am personally acquainted with the facts related herein, do declare under penalty of perjury that: "I would not have been convicted if exculpatory results had been obtained through DNA testing of the pants in the possession of the State of Texas; and, "This request for DNA testing is not made to unnecessarily delay the execu- tion of sentence or administration of justice; "Affiant further contends that through no fault of his, the evidence was not tested for DNA biological evidence- "Affiant further and unequivocally avers he is innocent of having sommitted a sexual assault upon the complainant. "Further, Affiant sayeth not." ll ABEL MEDRANO, BEING PRESENTLY INCARCERATED AT THE WAYNE SCOTT UNIT IN BRAZORIA COUNTY/ TEXAS¢ DO DECLARE UNDER ?ENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT. EXECUTED ON DeCember//z}z l 2013. d::§z42g§225:§;;§;:;2:::¢,,',,//,_ ABEL MEDRANO #1743611 6999 RETRIEVE RD., WAYNE SCOTT UNIT ANGLETON¢ TEXAS 77515-6618 AFFIANT PrO~Se \ EXHIBIT-G `~.'"121 1 1 1 1 ::) la Lampasas County Attorney 5125564572 p.3 EVIDENCE RETURN RECORD Laboratory Case Number: L6W~130683 Submitting Agency: Lampasas Police Department Submitting Agency Case No.:20090078]6 Package Description: Sexual Assault Kit White Paper Sack Paper Sack RETURNED To-; C/~K=\@c /r-; /§s% .4¢ flicer`s Sjgnature RE'l`URNED BY: EVIDENCF. AUG 1 2 2010 RETURNED I)ATE RETL=RNED: §,76( ’L-’ IVIE'I`HOD RETURNED: z Personal ly Certifxed Mail # Notes: M SFM l'~ " ~T' s ‘,‘. EXHIBI T-H J'~J»" 1 ». "- Sgt. lnv. Tim Ryan Lampasas Police Department 301 E. 4th Lampasas, Texas 76550 Laboratory Case Number L6W -1 30683 §s`*irr"?"p_eg"i?§)' i Me:onl 'A! N,‘ '©Ll"'§ offense: Sexual Assault County of Ottense: Lampasas (1 41) Evidence Submitted 1A Blood sample 1 B Vagin al swabs 10 Vaginal smear 1 D Oral swabs 1E Oral smear 1 F F\ngernai| scrapings 1 G Buccal swabs ltern 2 Swabs from vehicle ltem 3 Jeans Requested Ana|ysis Resutts of Analysis and lnterpretatlon cells ® Jan lt ZU].]. IZZZL'H"N L,'lt.§j Of' LampaSaS CR|ME LABORATORY 1617 EA.ST CREST DRNE WACO, TEXAS 16705-1598 V°ice 254-759-71 80 Fax 254»-759-71 85 Serology\DNA Report september 24, 2010 Agency Case Number 200900781'6 viciim(s) ROBLES, Theresa Rene ln person by Tim Ryan on October 30, 2009: ltem 1 Sexual assault kit from Theresa Robles containing § Determine the presence and STR DNA profile of biological evidence`\ lEnrer profiles into the combined DNA index system (coprs)) 'Semen was detected on two swabs from the vehicle (2A & ZC), A presumptive test lor semen was positive on the remaining two swabs from the vehicle (ZB & 2D). Semen was not detected on the vaginal swabs or the oral swabs. ' ltems 1A,1C,1E 1F, and 3 were not examined. CUURTBY- S£R'W:E- PRCT`ECTM| alc"'aao"coao p_o TExAs DEPARTMENT oF Pus\_\c sAFETv JOHN STEE| CARN \|ARCY BARTN Otfense Date l 0/ 1 0/09 A portion of the victim’ s bucoal swabs was extracted by a method that recovers DNA from nucleated Swabs 2A and 20 trom the vehicle were extracted by a two-step method that will first recover the DNA of non-sperm nucleated cells (eplthelial traction), and then recover the DNA of sperm cells (sperm fraction). ACCRE)UEJ BY THE AMERICAN $OClETV OF CRlIlE LABORATGRY DlRECTDR$- LAB ACCRED!TAT|ON BOARD ExHIBIT-I .` `s ` _9. ’c-/' ,’c):'/ 711/nc STEP .1 REQUESTFORMEDICALFORNESICEXAMINATION, TREATMENT, COLLECTI()N OF EV]DENCE, AND RELEASE OF MEDIC AL RECORDS \ K\_\$L_>\“;\_\\ R\S`:"~ ` €i‘llafi'\"€ Of \\/-§\ \l:"-\.|-\:\\ \'l\'?*>\}\§\\\ \ \/‘""\1\1'-\ , a rcprc se (Name of Examiner) (Namc of Hospital) l liefbe &U llqu 10 perform a medical forensic examination, treatment and the collection of evidence l rurther permit the photographic documentation\ and release o_ copies o_f the complete report to the law enforcement agency l release \\\`"1\\\ \KQ\`\\K\ and its representatives from legal responsibility or liability for (Name of Hos pital) the release of this information \ 9211/11/11'11 low /QOM'/`r ` f\ . 315 b \_Q_x\\w),`- M\DQW\S&_ bf"u\\$’c / \QY 1 al l t. 1 ` ‘ ' \O l j , YO:\">Q§\ AtU\\\h" `l n Q\K(\.t \`Ot\\`\SL O§'\`&§\t,\\ MR .§\}me\`h`yt\ \Q?\}:\S>V`B ( " r. 1.\_ d 4 _ Signature of Examiner 1~6 " (2/1§/'-(1"-)732-/0' ' Pt Name Theresa Rob|es___ Law Enforcement Agency: _l_ampasas FD_ Case # _2009- OO- 7816__ Date of Examination: _10- 13- 09_ STEP 15 RECE|PT OF lNFORMATlON l have received the following items (check those which apply): ®One sealed evidence kit l::`# of sealed clothing bag(s) l:lX-rays or copies of X~rays [lPhotographs .Other Written Report Name of person releasing articles: Ms\\§%§sswsat \\\§§\t/§MQ§ \1\111§§11 Tj Printed Name Signature Received by: {% /}\ 7//;1 /v)‘r"/}/\/ /¢7»/ #/,¢5'7 /.`-3?,%’.¢, Signature . ` Printed Name Date 'Time /0'/- AA/n/.).QS»@S 1016 lD Badge# Agency M\MQN \§\§§§:\\§s Signature of Examiner l ~ j’ l ` _./Qé"(," '7 bol/7 »7<:|’“/4 STEP 16 AUTHOR|ZAT|ON FOR EXANHNATiON AND PAYMENT 'l hereby authorize Debbie Coats, RN, CAlCP SANE (facility) to perform a sexual examination and request payment for this forensic evidence examination from the law enforcement jurisdiction to which the crime was reported - -10~13-09 Theresa Rob|es Date of Examination ~ Printed Name of Patient Case # 2009-00-7816 ` Note: Once form is signed, it should be sent to the law enforcementjurisdiction of authorization of payment l_am asas PD _l_aw Enforcement Agency /_ ' v / §»`//;i\ /H//¢//c?? . /:.3§ am Authorized Signaturé~o{l_aw\Enforcement Date ' Time Li?infJ/+S¢? 5 /C.’ -O_ Printed Name of Law Enforcement Note.' Please return this form to the facility within 10 days. Texas’Civil Statute article 444471 requires that law enforcement agencies pay for evidence collection examinations in the case of reported sexual assault EXHIBIT-J s1 Cause No. 8602 Ex amc A tN ma 27TH msch count ABEL MEDRANG A oF Movant ' A LAi\/tPAsAs coUNTY, TEXAS . § ' STATE’S RESPONSE TO MOVANT’S REOUEST FGR DNA 'I`ES'I`ING TO 'I`HE HONORABLE IUDGE OF SA[D; NOW COMES, the State of Texas, by her County Attorney and respectfully submits this Response to the Movant’s request for DNA testing . i. ' _ Section 64.03v of the Code of Criminal Procedure states that the Convicting Court “rnay” order DNA testing under this chapter only if (a)(l)(B).(among other things) ..and...identity was or is an issue in the case v - Movant argues that DNA testing of the pants that the victim was wearing at the time of the sexual assault would show that penetration of the Sexual organ of the victim could not have ' M. ~/~»-"".`- occurred This argument by the Movant is totally without merit M:; l \a`se triede and Movant does not argue this point in this Motion. Movant was observed by independent witnesses hovering over the victim in the front passenger seat of an automobile making thrusting movements as if having sex. Evidence was collected &om that . ;-_D § 'LV~Tp. m. 0’ c passenger seat which DNA testing showed was seminal fluid of the Movant. 11 TEFiRlCOX Dlstrlct un ampasasL`/>unt ln the hial of the case, the victim testified she was under the influence of alcohol at ._ the time of the assault and was not hilly conscious and aware of her surroundings and had passed out in the nont passenger seat of her niend’s automobile Upon becoming aware and conscious of her surroundings, she found that her clothes had been removed from her waist down Her pants were found in the automobile but her panties were not found. At’rer the assault and as her niend was driving, _she felt wet in her vaginal area. `She testified she later experienced pain in her vaginal area and that she experienced pain when she urinated. The victim testified that she had been l penetrated based upon what she had experienced Movant is attempting to use this avenue to argue facts that have already been determined by the jury and that is the credibility of the victim and her testimony about whether or not penetration had occurred as a result of the assault by the Movant Furthermore, the Movant has not established by a preponderance of the evidence, as required by 64.03 (a)(Z), that additional evidence of DNA from the pants would have caused a ' different result than the guilty verdict. b PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the State would pray that the Movant’s n Motion be denied RES§E TFULLY SUBMITTED' C\ § v_ :7 . ~/ / Larry Allison, County Attorney 409 So. Pecan St P. O. Box 1300 Lampasas, Texas 76550 SBN: 01090700 Ph; 512-556-8282 ` FX: 512-556-4572 EXHIBIT-K s OFFICE OF THE ‘ COUNTY & DISTRICT ATTORNEY LAMPASAS COUNTY (27th JUDICIAL DISTRICT) Holli Schaub Larry W, A||ison , l Witness Coordinator~ County Attorney (with felony responsibilily) Kristin Evans Legal Secretary John K. Greenwood Assistant County Attorney . - a Trina Hudson L l A ' March 24, 2011 egg ”'S’“"' Kurt Corley b Attomey at Law 104 Park Trall Dr. Marble Falls, TX 78654 RE: Able Madrano, Case No. 8602 Kurt; Enclosed you will find a copy of the Afiidavit and Search Warrant that was issued by Judge Phil|ip Ziegler, retired District Judge from Corye|l County. He has been sitting on a case here by assignment on a jury trial and agreed to review the affidavit and signed the warrant Pursuant to that, a buccal swab was taken by Sgt. Tim Ryan of the Lampasas Police Dept. on this date from Mr. Medrano for comparison with their recovered DNA at the DPS lab in Waco, Texas. ln addition to the swab, a blood draw was taken pursuant to the first Court Order to determine whether or not Mr. Medrano has H|V or A|DS or any sexually transmitted disease. Please let me know if you need anything else from me at this time and feel free to inspect our tile if you _see the need. _Thanks. /“' __‘,.¢~-""!Yours tru/|y,_. ' _/ LWA/rp Second Floor, County Office Bui|ding on Courthouse Square 409 So. Pecan,- P. O. Box 1300 Lampasas, Texas 76550 Ph. 512-556-8282 Fx. 512-556-4572 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LAlVlPASAS AFF|DAV|T FOR SEARCH WARRANT FOR BLOOD 'Eiefore me the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared .5/,<.1~/1,, wm M ,-?1, 1- '>` , your affiant herein, who after being by me duly swp/rri stated under oath the following; y l. lam a peace officer_of the State of Texas, in Lampasas County, and l have good reason to believe and do believe that heretofore on or about the 10"‘ of October, 2009 in the County of Lampasas and State of Texas, Abel Medrano whose date of birth is 2/11/1974 did then and there commit the offense of sexual assault against an individual who is identified, for purposes of this case, as Lisa Jo Evans, the victim. This offense was reported to your affiant who has been involved in the investigation of this offense The victim reports to your affiant through her written statement that she knows Abel Medrano through mutual friends ln the early morning hours of October the 10"‘, 2009, after having consumed alcoholic beverages, lVls. Evans reports that she became sleepy and at times unconscious .She was riding with a friend of hers in the front passenger seat of her friend’s vehicle. Ms. Evans reports that she was aware that her friend drove to someone’s house in Lampasas and left her in the car as her friend went to talk to someone at this residence lVls. Evans reports that the alcohol was causing her to pass in and out of consciousness and upon awakening at one point, found Abel Medrano on top of her in the front passenger seat. She reports that.her legs were open and Abel Medrano was between her legs. As she continued to strugglel Abel l\_/ledran`o got up off of her and left the car with her still in the passenger seat Upon Abel Medrano leaving her in the vehicle, she discovered that her pants and underwear had been removed Ms. Evans reports that later that day she observed _ bruising on her legs and experienced a burning sensation when she bathed her vaginal area and when she urinated. ll. On October 12, 2009, your affiant made an inspection of the subject vehicle and especially the front passenger seat Where the victim reports she was assaulted, Your affiant found_what appeared to be stains consistent with body fluids on the edge of the passenger seat where the victim was seated and where the penetration of the victim’s sexual organ would have taken place Your affiant has collected samples from this area of the front passenger seat that has been analyzed by the Waco DPS Laboratory to determine the presence of any identifying fluid. The DPS laboratory has reported to your affiant that the collected samples from this stated area of the front passenger seat contain male DNA. lVls. Evans was examined by a Sexua| Assault Nurse Examiner on the 13th of October, 2009 and the examiner observed injuries to the perso Evans consistent _with being sexually assaulted Your affiant has reviewed this wri __ by the Nurse Examiner which _ documented the findings of the bruising to Ms.~Evari>sffle§sarm_fr§awaa to her sexual organ. MAR 2 4 2011 .. ‘, ,. TES:fil Cox gus 1..1CT QO.U|T, Lampasas COU£,:_:/‘ ,.',l ` ~~-Déiw¢"»./ , ' iSrnce til€_LCfilLD§§ gdehtifrediAbel Medram_ias the person who assaulted her rn the front seat of her friend’ s car Your affiant has reason to believe that a blood sample or buccal swab of Abel l\/ledrano will show that he was in fact the person who was sexually assaulting the victim, l\/ls. Evans. This requested material will constitute evidence of the offense of sexual assault by Abel Medrano through further DNA testing by the laboratory Abel Medrano is in possession of these body fluids that your affiant herein asks for permission to acquire WHEREFORE, your affiant requests that a warrant to search for and seize blood or a buccal swab from the person of the said Abel Medrano be issued in accordance with the _ law in such cases provided , ' ~\ /.‘ l /’\,\,’ W\/ ~J~/\»\ Affi nt/ / "K' 1\_:,.2011 / ij Judge Presidrng/ di / ///;//; -/ j A¢lf 'K/""'C\:\-. ' THE sTATE oF TExAs § 1N THE _;? ') '-"“'* 1 f 1/ couRT oF COUNTY OF LAlVlPASAS § LAlVlPASAS COUNTY, TEXAS SEARCH WARRANT {Article 18.02(10), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure} The State of Texas: To the Sheriff or any Peace Officer of LAlVlPASAS County, Texas, or any Peace Officer of the State of Texas: Whereas, the affiant whose name appears on the affidavit attached hereto is a peace officer under the laws of Texas and did heretofore this day subscribe and swear to said affidavit before me (which said affidavit is here now made a part hereof for all purposes and incorporated herein as if written verbatim within the confines of this Warrant), and whereas l find that the verified facts stated by affiant in said affidavit show that affiant has probable cause for the belief he/she expresses herein and establishes existence of proper grounds for issuance of this Warrant; Now, Therefore, you are commanded to enter the suspected place, vehicles, and premises described in said affidavit, to-wit: THE BODY OF ABE_L MEDRANO; a WHITE MALE, with a Date of Birth of 02/11/1974, Brown Eyes, Social Security Number XXX-XX-XXXX, currently in the custody of the Sheriff of Lampasas County, Texas. At said places you shall search for and, if same be found, seize and bring before me the property described in the affidavit, to-wit: A known sample of ABEL IVlEDRANO’ S DNA by collecting a cheek swabbing, and/or blood sample The Peace Officer colleting said known sample may enlist the aid of medical or other personnel Herein fail not, but have you then and there this Warrant within three days, exclusive of the day of its execution with your return thereon, showing how you have executed sam lssued this the _2__3RD day of March,2011,WL¢-Y.10’clock _’Z_ .M to certify which witness my hand this day. f_/-\ _ `_ MAG|STRA_TE iAMP»A/SAS COUNTY, TEXAS >1-.’?"’/\/",1,;__7 A/""_/ WA‘:;',//: »~\ / _[/";/J // _.-'/C~’ /_(/»,£Cé 5//, /,- OFF|CERS RETURN ON SEARCH WARRANT FOR BLOOD FROM THE PERSON OF ABEL MEDRANO; . This search warrant for blood from Abel Medrano came to hand on the 2 3 "3 day of lVlarch, 2011 and was executed on the / ‘1' day of March 2011 by taking Abel Medrano to a proper place to retrieve the body fluid sample as directed herein and same was collected under proper procedures from the person of Abel Medrano in the presence of '7"/'/1~~1 /Q 'r'/-z~ ,/c/ a law enforcement officer and said sample was delivered to the said law enforcement officer. r-'§LED 717 19\ /,1.,,,,,, 5 a'm'“§=i~&@‘m- 0'clockl Officer Executing Wa’rFant MAR 2 4 2011 ~» ‘”l'?".r"§‘."{f C@X "»`-SZS Ct*..'.,*.",~' ‘ ;;; Court1 L.=.~ EXHIBIT- L wl LAMPASAS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS #200900781.6 l lncident #2009007816 The next day Angela text me and l called her back and asked her what was going on. She said Theresa was upset about the whole situation. Angela did not say Theresa was raped, but said Abel forced himself on her and stole money from her. l expected Abel~to steal but never to rape anybody. l told Angela that her friend needed to do what ever she felt was right and if Abel did wrong he needs to be dealt with. l know my friends are not the best people but raping a girl is ' not right, not that steal is right but the rape is wrong. l cannot say when l saw Abel putting his pants if he had an erection or,not, l was really not trying to look at another guy. Also at no time during the night did Abel mention anything sexual -about l have read this entire statement, consisting of 3 page(s), each of which bears my signature, and l affirm all the facts and statements contained here in are true and correct. Criminal lnvestigator Tim Ryan has read this entire 3 page statement aloud to me and l again confirm this statement is true and correct. l have given this statement freely and voluntarily to lnvestigator Ryan to use for whatever investigative purposes he'may desire This statement was given without any threats or promises having been made by anyone l have completed 1`0 grades in school. l read, write and understand the English language After taking the statement from Loya, l read it back to him_to assure it was true and correct. Loya said it was correct. l printed the statement and presented it to Loya to read and then initial and sign. After reviewing the statement, Loya did initial and sign the original 3 page statement as being true and correct. The statement was then attached to the case file as evidence On October 14, 2009, at approximately 1:15 pm, l arrived at the Llano Hospital and met with Sexua| Assault Nurse Examiner, Debbie Coats to pick up the S.A.N.E. Kit. Nurse Coats made a copy of the eight pages pertaining to the sexual assault report, and an invoice for the services. The eight copies included a page titled Step 1, Request for l\/ledical Forensic Examination, Treatment, Collection of Evidence, and Release of l\/ledical Records; five pages titled Step 2, Page 1, Sexual Assault Examination Forensic Report Form, Page2, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, Page 3, Sexual Assault Forensic Examination, and two pages of Body Diagrams; Step 15, Receipt of lnformation; Step 16, Authorization for Examination and Payment. Nurse Coats noted Rob|es had a 1/2 cm abrasion 1 note at 4 O'clock, and physical and genital trauma noted, as well as many unexpalined bruises_and point tenderness on Rob|es' body. | returned to the police department with the S.A.N.E. Kit and submitted it as evidence in the evidence room. The eight pages of papen/vork were attached to the case file as evidence On October 14, 2009, at approximately 3:00 pm, l visited with Lampasas County Attorney (with felony jurisdiction) Larry Allison about this ca_s`e and explained'to him what was know so far. .l also'discussed what l planned on doing in the future with the case. Allison agreed with my plans and_told me there was enough to get a warrant against Abel Medrano for Sexual Assault and suggested l start in that direction. (Case remains open) rsiupplemenf; Ryan's #3 Supplement/Hernandez _ 1 l On October 15, 2009, at approximately 11:35am, Lampasas Police Dispatcher, Christy Fie|ds called 09/13/201013;43 301 EAsT FouRTH sTREET_LAMPAsAs,Tx 76550 Page 13 of 19 `¢ ,;~r EXHIBIT-M la LAMPASAS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS'#2009007816 lncident #2009007816 me, Sergeant lnvestigator, Tim Ryan and informed me that Chris Hernandez was at the police department wanting to talk to me l returned to the police department and met with Hernandez in the police department lobby. l escorted Hernandez to my office where we talked about the events that occurred on the night of October 9, 2009 and the early morning of October 10, 2009. After talking to Hernandez, l took the following statement from him reflecting what he knew of the incident. VOLUNTARY STA TEMENT My name/is Christopher Cortez Hernandez . l live at 201 Northington Street. My home telephone 512-566-0354. My social security number is XXX-XX-XXXX. My birth date is April 9, _ 1975. My Texas lD Number is 08116552. l am giving this statement freely and voluntarily to investigator Tim Ryan of the Lampasas Police Department. The date is October 15, 2009. The time is 12:10 pm. On Friday, October 9, 2009, l called Robert Castro and talked to him about going to AmVets to - drink and talk later in the night. l think l called Robert right after work. Later in_ the night Robert picked me up and we got to AmVets at about 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Robert and l sat a table by ourselves and drank beer. While sitting at the table, Ramon came over_ and paid me back $20 l loaned him earlier. l asked him where he was sitting and he said, he was over there chilling with Angela and Theresa. l know both Angela Walker and Theresa Rob|es and have known them since they were teenagers. l have known Angela a little longer. Ramon, Angela, and Theresa were on the pool table side of the bar and l could not see them because of the liquor bottles. After giving my money Ramon, went back to chill with Angela and Theresa. I thinkWtS°§|j?le§félifaTri% and Moses Loya came over and sat with me and Robert, but l can't tell you what time that was. Closer to closing time, Ramon, Angela, and Theresa came over and joined us. We sat there for a little bit. Nobody at the table seemed to be real drunk and we all just talked, everybody knew what was going on. Robert was the first to leave and never came back. Moses and Abel went outside to try to get a ride because they did not have one since Robert left. l think they got a ride with Angela and Theresa to Robert's house up by the ,cemetery. lt is a green house. l stayed at the bar for a few more minutes after everybody left. l got va ride to Robert's house with a girl l know as Ju|ia and l think her last name is Lane. Ju|ia dropped me off at Robert's house and |eft. At Robert's house, Moses, Abel, Angela, and l were in the carport. Robert was inside and never came out until the yelling started. Theresa was down in the Angela's car.' l think somebody mentioned it but l don't know how l knew that. l do know that she has been over before and sat in the car before We were drinking beer, probably about one a piece when _ Angela got up and said she was going to use the restroom and went inside l think she stayed inside no more than ten minutes max. l really did not keep up with time the whole night. A little bit after Angela went inside to use the restroom, Abel got up and said he was going to go'down and holler at Theresa. | knew then Theresa was for sure in Angela's car parked down on'the street. l could see the car from where l was sitting in the carport, because l was out towards the end. l know that Robert's truck and a small car will fit in his driveway, and then 7 Angela's car was 10 to 15 foot down the curb away from me l watched Abel go down.to Angela's car and go-to the' passenger side door. l don't know if`he knocked or what but the light inside the car came on while Abel was at the passenger side.door.' With the light on l could see Abel face and could tell he was talking to her, but could not hear 09/13/2010 13143 ' 301 EAST FOURTH STREET LA|\/|PASAS, TX 76550 - Page 14 of 19 45 `~'”' '~. LAMPASAS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS #2009007816 lncident #2009007816 vwhat was being said. | then saw Abel walk around the back of the car and get in on the driver's side Abel was in the car between the times Angela went to the restroom to the time she came back outside Angela sat down for a minute and l think Moses told Angela something like "Check on your friend. " Angela went down to her car and then l heard her start screaming, '-'Get the fuck out of my car. " Then Angela yelled something like "Nl,oses get him the fuck out1 of my car " Moses went down there. l heard Moses say, "Primo, get the fuck out of the car, they are trying to leave." l think Abel got out of the passenger side door. Angela was at the driver's side door. Abel walked back up to the garage (carport) and did not say anything to me at all. Abel had his clothes on. Angela and Theresa left. Me and Abel went to another friend‘s house The friend was Joseph. l don't know what Joseph's last name is. l don't know where exact Joseph lives but it is on the same side of town. We stayed there and ate at the Country Kitchen the next morning. The next day, Moses told me that Theresa was missing $150 and something about sexual assault that she was going to make a complaint against Abel for sexual assault. l think it was the same day Moses called me about it, that Abel told me Theresa let him have sex with her. l told Abel if he did not do it he' needed to go down and straighten it up, because he looked guilty by running. investigator Ryan asked me ifl had seen any clothing lying around the area after they left. | did not see any clothing around. Abel has not said anything about it except, he did not do it. l believe him and think the girl just got embarrassed. l know Theresa too and feel bad for her if it did happen. l have nothing to hide or gain from this. l have read this entire statement, consisting of 2 page(s), each of which bears my signature, and l affirm all the facts and statements contained here in are true and correct. Criminal investigator Tim Ryan has read this entire 2 page statement aloud to me and l again confirm this statement is true and correct. l have given this statement freely and voluntarily to -lnvestigator Ryan to use for whatever investigative purposes he may desire This statement was given without any threats or promises having been made by anyone l have completed Qgrades in school and have a GED. l read, write and understand the English language After taking the 2 page statement from Hernandez, l read it back to him aloud to assure that it was true and correct. Hernandez said it was true and correct and initialled and signed the statement indicating so. The original statement was attached to the case file as evidence (Case remains open) |§jpp|emenf; Ryan's #4 Supplement / Evidence | On October 16, 2009, l, Sergeant lnvestigator, Tim Ryan called Te_resa Robles to talk to her about the case and to make sure she did not have any questions concerning her case. Robles told me, she had located her pants that'she wore the night she was sexual assault Robles said, she thought she had washed them, but located them in another dirt clothes hamper. She asked if l still wanted them and if so she would bring them to Lampasas after getting off work. l told Robles that l would be down in n Burnet on the following l\/londay and could pick the pants up then, if she wanted Robles said that would be fine and agreed that l would call her when l was in Burnet. On October 19, 2009, at approximately 2115 pm, l met with Robles in Burnet. Robles handed me the pair of pants she wore the night she was sexaul|y assaulted The pants were in a H.E.B. paper sack. l 09/13/2010 13143 301 EAST FOURTH STREET LAMPASAS, TX 76550 Page 15 Of 19 EXHIBIT-N NLAMPAsAs PoL1cE DEPARTMENT ch #20090117816 "' lncident #2009007816 guy they call big Chris was in the car port. Moses Loya, Abel and l walked in. There were all ready chairs sitting around. There was beer. Some one gave me one, but l don't remember who gave it to me. l remember at least two timesml%;asking me where my friend was, and telling me to go get her. | told him that she was passed out. l rememberVMlsitting on the stairs that go up into the house from the car port. l had to go to the rest room. He got up for me to go into the house. l took me a minute Robert was in the house when | went in. When l came back out of the house,and into the carport, Moses said that | needed to go check on my friend. l went out towards my car to check on Theresa. From the end of the car port, | saw the light on in . my car and l could see[A,W ,el\on top of Theresa in the front, passenger's seat. l don't have #tinted windows. l walked towards my car, and when l got to my car, | kicked my carla:ljd yelled for him] Tt“o" get‘out:\, The interior light had gone offl guess as l was walking out there. l tried to open the front,“passenger's door. l remember the interior light coming back on and at the same time l saw Able fall off of Theresa and towards the steering whee|. At that point l saw that Ab|e' pants were around his ankles and not completely off. | could see that his under wear was down. Able's a big guy, and fat. My car's sma|l. l don't recall seeing his reproductive pa'rts, meaning his penis. l can't say for sure if he was or had penetrated Theresa. l do know that at one point as l approached the car l saw Abel thrusting him self on top` of Theresa, but l don't remember if it was before or after l kicked the car, before of after l tried to open the door, or if the interior light was on or off. l was yelling for Moses to get him out of my car. l'd gone around to the driver's door. Moses come down to my car from the car port. Moses had gone around to get Able out of the car. l was scared. l don't really know Able well at all. l don't remember exactly how Able got out of my car and l don't remember how the passenger's door got shut. l just know that as soon as l could l was in my driver's seat and was driving away. l drove towards the cemetery, and made a right on to the next street that's right by the entrance l pulled over and started talking to Theresa. She had one hand down over her crotch in a fist and the other one over her mouth in a fist. She was leaning towards her door with her left leg crossed over her rig.ht. l could see her hip facing me and could tell her pants were completely off and she did not have.any under wear on. She was crying. l noticed at that time her pants were pushed up under the dash in the floor board. l'started trying to help her get her pants pulled back up. l never saw her under wear. Her shoes were completely off. They were shoes with heals. l don't recall exactly what they looked like. l was asking her things like what had happened and `if she ' was OK. l was-telling her that she needed to go to the police. She kept saying no, and crying. She finally said that she just wanted to go home. She'd gotten her pants back on. | remember that her shirt was on when l'd first approached my car when Able was on top of her, and it was on when l'd pulled over. l drove back towards Key Avenue. l drove to Am Vets where her car was at. l told her that l'd take her to Burnet, or she could go to Round Rock with me She wanted to go home Theresa got out of my car. When she did, l noticed what looked like a wet spot in my seat. l believe it was Sunday that l put a T-shirt over it, and left it there. Theresa got _'into her car, and l followed her to Burnet. She drove her car by her self and l drove mine by my ' self. When we got to Burnet, she made a right before we got to Storm's restaurant. l don't know where she went. l know she's living with her mother right now, but l don't think he mother lives in that area, l kept going on 281 and made a left on Highway 29 and drove to Round Rock. | did not talk to Theresa by phone during the drive from Burnet to Lampasas, or as | drove on to Round Rock. l spoke with Moses the next day,`Saturday. He and l talk regularly, by phone.` l don't rememberexactly how the conversation got to what had happened the night before, but Moses asked about Theresa, if she was all right, and if she was going to the police.` l didn't want to tell him much, and didn't, because l didn't know what Theresa was going to do'. But, 09/13/2010 13143 301 EAST FOURTH STREET LAl\/|PASAS, TX 76550 , \> Page 9 of 19 l EXHIBIT-O LAMPASAS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS #2009007816 incident #2009007816 My name is Moses Ayala Loya, Jr.. l live at 417 PR 4456, Kempner, Texas 76539. My home- telephone 512-525-7216. My social security number is XXX-XX-XXXX. My birth date is July 30, 1977. My Texas |D Number is 24491880. l am giving this statement freely and voluntarily to investigator Tim Ryan of the Lampasas Police Department. The date is October 13, 2009. The time is 5:10 pm. On October 9, 2009, at approximately 11:00 pm to 12:00 midnight, Robert Castro dropped me off at the Lampasas AmVets. l went down there to have a beer. l walk in and sat at a table by myself. l notice..my nephew, Robert Resa was there and talked to him a little while l also noticed Ramon Castro, Abel Medrano, Angela Walker, and Theresa Robles were sitting on the 1 opposite side of the bar. Abel was even sitting on the opposite end of the gir|s. After a while Abel saw me and said, "You weren't going to tell me-you,were here?" l said. No just playing around. Abel and my nephewjoined me and we sat and taiked. Later in the night about 10 or 515 minutes before closing Ramon, Angela, and Theresa came over and sat down with us. We talked just for a little bit. Once the they kicked the lights on, l went outside to wait on my ride, then l§§@ l|came out. Shortly afterwards Theresa, Angela, and Ramon came Angela said, "Awh, do ya 'ii need a . ride?" AlF)'él and l accepted the ride Angela drove her_ car, Theresa sat' 1n the front passenger seat, and Abei_ and l got' 1n the back seat. | did not say much because Abel, Angela, and Theresa were laughing and taiking. Angela was trying to get a CD to work. We went to Robert Castro's house, which is on Porter Street. Angela parked the car on the l street next to the curb, pointing towards the cemetery, l think Angela sat in the car for a little while talking to Theresa. Abel, Chris Hernandez, and me went to the garage to drink a beer. Chris was dropped off right after Alb.j and l got out of Ange|a' s car. Then Angela got out and joined us in the garage We stayed there for about ten to fifteen minutes before Angela said she was going to the restroom. During the time we were in the garage, Abel asked Angela a couple of times, to go get her friend, referring to Theresa. Angela kept telling him she was passed out drunk' 1n the car. When Angela went' 1n the house to use the restroom, Abel told me he was going to go hoi|er at her. l told him, "She's in the car." Abel took off down there. | never thought anything about it. Angela came back after about ten minutes, maybe even fifteen minutes iater. Angela might have stayed in the house and talked to Robert Castro who at that point had never come outside When Angela came back out, l told her, "You might want to go check on your friend." l did not think Abel would do anything like l heard about now, |just know he likes to take things and figure he might try to steal something from Angela or Theresa. Angela went down to the car and started screaming, A"iVlose_s]come get you' re fucking friend out of my car. " There was a lot of screaming and hollering coming from Angela. l could te||_she was upset. Where the car was park, and where we were in the garage, l could not see the car. l got up and went down to the _ car and.tapped on the window'whi|e looking in. l saw Abel in the driver's seat trying to pull his pants up. l also saw Theresa hunched over and forward in the passenger seat with what looked like just a shirt on. Theresa did not have any jeans on and was naked from the waist down. l -did not try to look at either of them at that time, and told Abel in Spanish to "Get the fuck out. " Able got out and was still pulling his pants up and trying to situate them. He kind of made a chuck|ing sound and went back up to the garage As soon as Abel got out of the car, Angela jumped` 1n and her and Theresa left. l then turned to Robert and said get me a ride home l left with Robert and he dropped me off at home 09/13/2010 13:43 301 EAST FOURTH STREET LAlVlPASAS, TX 76550 0 Page 12 of 19 EXHIBIT-P L_.AMPAS_AS POL|CE DEPARTMENT CFS #2009007816 lncident #2009007816 My name is Moses Ayala Loya, Jr.. l live at 417 PR 4456, Kempner, Texas 76539. My home telephone 512-525-7216. My social security number is XXX-XX-XXXX. My birth date is July 30, 1977. My Texas |D Number is 24491880. l am giving this statement freely and voluntarily to investigator Tim Ryan of the Lampasas Police Department. The date is October 13, 2009. The time is 5:10 pm. On October 9, 2_,009 at approximately 11: 00 pm to 1:2 00 midnight, Robert Castro dropped me off at the Lampasas AmVets. l went down there to have a beer. l walk 1n and sat at a table by myself. l notice my nephew, Robert Resa was there and talked to him a little while. l also noticed Ramon Castro, Abel Medrano, Angela Walker, and Theresa Robles were sitting on the opposite side of the bar. Abel was even sitting on the opposite end of the girls. After a while Abel saw me and said, "You weren't going to tell me you were here?" l said. No just playing around. Abel and my nephewjoined me and we sat and talked. Later in the night about 10 or 15 minutes before closing Ramon, Angela, and Theresa came over and sat down with us. We talked just for a little bit. Once the they kicked the lights on, l went outside to wait on my ride, then Abel came out. Shortly afterwards Theresa, Angela, and Ramon came. Angela said, "Awh, do ya'll need a ride?" Abel and l accepted the ride. Angela drove her car, Theresa sat in the front passenger seat, and Abel and l got in the back seat. l did not say much because Abel, Angela, and Theresa were laughing and talking. Angela was trying to get a CD to work. We went to Robert Castro's house, which.,is.on_Por;ter- Street..._.Angela_<\/zm Sla . ()1