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::l:_~ga.;J.· · c;J091,l~_~n~s : . f~'l,'J.~I-9N, ,.;FOR MANDAMUS. AND C~URT OF CRIMINAL.
·APPEALS .HABBAS
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AS WELL AS ITS SUPPO~T.ItJ~ ~XHIBI'r A AND ~. p'f;~AS·E F!t:E .THIS ON
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APPLICATION AND MOTION ~EEN~ILED
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PRIOR FOR THIS COURT DOCKET IN T_HE ·.S~AME C~IM_l.:~~A'L "C'A!JSE, NUM:BE·R.
·,Tfi~:NK YOU FOR :'fOPR ASSISTANCE IN T.8l;S M~N~E~ .•
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DEON DAVIS
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DEON A "~DA V.I_S CAUSE No I~ 8 5 \ 0~) D \
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·~ .; . PETITION: FOR MANDAMUS AND COURT ,OF CRH1INMt \
' ,APPEALS HABEAS. JURISD:I9TION
CQDE OF CRIMI.NAr,.· PR0CEDURE r\RT 4._p:4.
+O THE HONQRA~~E J:U:DG~ OF S.AID COURT:
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.c_omes ·Now Deorl pavis .t~e relator in the.- .abo,ve cause num.ber · a_n;p -
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PROCEDURAL HI~TORY
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t-he. c6ur"f" dock~t ' ' ·: ~
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the above cause· no-...=.:.~,.,....,..---=--- this ,. i·,j'
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coupt i~ in ·p~ceipt o-f the attacn-ed'' H'aBeas M)pli9ati.on .. in th~ abqve.
cause nu~ber ~SEE COQRTS DOCKET ~HEET IN TH~~ CAtiS~).
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SHO~J OF CAUSE
·:.The- rel~for Deon
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Davis· moves· this court to EXECUTE ORDER OF
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.,M,ANDAMUS ppoN THE no3# .Judic.ial .District· court of Tarr~n-t. county
Texas i~ t.~e a~ove caus~ number ,_and Q~der· thi~:J' court to· prp~~C,e
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trial court: reporter'S TRANSCRIPT 'sEE NOW ~f~;LKER 827 S. W.• ~S'l a·t
8;39" this Tr~~l court has a ministerial duty to act in·
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attorneys failure to execute a "BIGGERS TEST"· chall:eng'ing~, a
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video camera recording of the proximity of tlie Dollar Store t·h'at.' · _.
wa:s alleged !-O have be·en Robbed by the -~e~ia·tor ·where this video ...... '
/'\\ . · r'ec_ot:ding did riot reveal h·r~ iden-tity: bUt instead another perso'n 1
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during the conflict of interest with his attorney the-relator
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De.on- Da-~i's made ·a racial slurr towarc1 his attorney ~alling him·
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quote"A~~~~~ :'T-RASH SHIT". what -f·ollow4d 'next was' judge .R~bb- cata,ia'ri() . -~ ;
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~ourt then' stated quote· "I. ca:n' ge_t· you:-.- -~
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for conte~-P-t··_ ci_f ·.court -~-ig.ger-" the relator, was order to stand -:-~ -:-...
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"· bef-e>re the,_ )-~-d~-~ Rob,!;> c~·t'a:l kano ·where he was -then ~entenced to.'
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i'n ,the i-nstant: case. riurlng, the sentencing the ! .
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·Judge Robb. Catciqano ordet:ed the CoQr·t. Repo'Jter to "ST_RIKE" the
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t-hi.s for adequat_e grol:lnds to raise ·u.pori his app~al,.w]:1~n he
wrote his Appea 1 Attorney _..;;B..;. A;.;;R.. ;R..;. Y;;;..__ _...;........__'A;..;...;.;.L.;;.F...;;O..;.R.;.;;D;;-_-4 ~~a:Fry A1 f or.d
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!::'~fused to raise anr ·grounds upon appeal of this ,na~,.ure but' 5.~:-::~~ :;(i
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instead filed an ANDERS BRtEF IN TH~ JNSTANT CASE ON APPEAL
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Deon·: Davis could nc;>t adequately prepare his
brief'absent of his Court Reporters.tr~nscript
~h·ere the material facts of ho.w the relatore Deon D'avis ob.tained
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hl,~ sentence and the amount of time of that sentence an.d ·that
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f~ct that the relator Deon Davis never entered ~~guilty plea
during sentenc'ing was material facts in the record see now
A trial court's denial on discovery issue's remedied by Manda~us
. Able s·up·•. vMoye ,898 s ~w. 2d _766., 771-72 ( Tex 1.~95.); In re Hinter long
109 s .. w.3d 611 633 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2oo3,o''rig.proceeding)
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(holding mand~m~s relief available to compel . production ¢f info
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:···~.y:·;.>,:~f~fo~~~'fioh b~c~'use denial. of discover¥:~· pr·eve~t'ed petitfon.er from
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pre.se·n·t~·~·:.t~.i·~, ~Q.~f~·~,: '",lit~. ina't:et;ial fact·s '(from ·~t~e.'~~e·~:·~;~·; whfch:
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re~eived· :a ~ent~nce ~f 25 years
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but'~i:nstead-"red~i:~~d ·-·
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sentence 'during ·a· pret'rial hec:fring·: for::;"c.ontempt bf c.our,.t:: ~)ler·~
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i~ st~uctu'~':"llerrcir and Recusal the judge Robb C,~i~~~~o gid .
use derqgatory language "NIGGER" toward the -r.eTa~t:q,r·:.m.'¥.o.n pav1:s'
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and impos·ed a 14·.-·year imprisonment term wh'icb~·~w.a.if! ~l·at.er. illegaly
~1 te,rd by th~ Isame trial court ~nder .a f~l:~:e~. jj~'~g~~-.m~:~·t)rt1'e fa·ct"':.
. that, the ··c~~~.t of Appeals in the in~tant 'c·~S'~.::!!~~h~b.~:~~;, ·t:her
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'failin·g to~ t?ro.vi=de th·e··relator Deon .Davi~ with'''a-· record·of the
tri~l transcript violate~ the law see e~hibit ~ ari~ this law
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Kelly.v State No~o6-12-00141-CR,2013 (holding that the court
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~f Appeals erred by deciding the ~nders a~peal-without ensuring
that· sylvester Kelly had adequate opportunity to obtian the
appellate Record and prepare pro se brief.In addition where the
is_sue ''s of the court reporters records are in controversey as
to the r'elator Deon Davis contest th~t he did not enter a ple!!
.of gu~lt -.:r'l.ot;'· receive a sentence of 25 years as asserted by the·
trial ,cq1.1rt in the instant case,this Court has jurisdiction of
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mandamus to compel! the 3i Judicial .District Court of Tarrarit
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otder the relators Deon Davis Habeas Relief of NEW TRIAL under
the HABEAS CORPUS APPLICATION that is currently pending on thi:s
cou~ts.Docket in the.~nstant case see Appellate Procedure Rule
34.6 .(f) (1) and (2).
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REQUESTED RELIEF
Wherefore Pr~msies considered in light of CRIMINAL CODE OF
PROCEDURE ar~ 4;?4 the relator Deon Davis prays that this court
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grant relief of ih~ following:(A) order MANDAMU~ compelling the
Judicial District Court fTarrant County Texas in the in~tant cas
to provide the Court Reporters Transcript.Rec6fd:p~t~uant to
Appellate P:r;<;>~:~dure Rule 34.6 (f) (1) ot;:' be ~u,bject to ~ew trial _,.
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in the instant case and in light of this court review of Habeas
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Application on docket in the instarit case·.
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EXECUTED ON THEJo DAY OF
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UNSWORN DECLARATION
CIVIL P~ACTICE AND REMEDI*S CODE SECTrON 132.000-132.003
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I DEON DAVIS #j83/ 3 S Q the relator in the ~etition for
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Mandamus and COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS .HABEAS JURISDICTION CODE-·
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART 4.04 d6 hereby swear under penalty of
·perjury that t:he follwoin·g~ aneW fo~r~ego.i:ng: legal document and its
exh''ibits A .AND B~EVIDENC:E;r·IN.SUEPORT''THEREfJF ARE TRUE AND CORRECT
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duly e.~ecuted. in the same on this the.3Q_DAY 0~ OtivhDavis, Deon a
Combined Opinion