DATE:l0/19/15 LEON HARRISON #815719 POLONSKY UNIT 3872 FM 350 So. (AfECE~.VED ~N LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 ©OOf\T OF CRII\IIINAL APPEAlS MR.ABEL ACOSTA, CLERK OCT 26 2015 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS P.O. BOX 12308,CAPITOL STATION AUSTIN, TX 78711 Dear Mr.Acosta: Please file andl bring to the Court attention Appellant's Writ of Mandamus and I would like to request that you please send a copy to the Respondent for me, because Ifm unable to make them at this time. RESPONDENT: 1 I I MR.CHRIS DANIEL,CLERK HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK 1201 FRANKLIN, 3RD FLOOR HOUSTON, TX 77002 I thank you for your time in this matter. Sincerely, i. 'f CAUSE No.751713-F LEON HARRISON, § IN THE l84TH DISTRICT COURT Appellant, Pro Se, § Vs. § OF HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRIS DANIEL,.IN HIS OFFICIAL, § g~~~g!~~~-~~~e~~9~~~~-----------~ APPELLANT'S ORIGINAL ALLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS i TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICE OF SAID COURT: COMES NOW, Leoh Harrison, Appellant, pro se, in the above-styled and number cause of action and files this Original Application for Writ of Mandamus, Pursuant to the Provisions of TEXAS RULES OF APPELLANT PROCE? I DURE~ RULE 4lfB)Cl}, and would show the Court the following: B. APPELLANT: 1.01, Leon Harrison, TDCJ #815719 is an offefender incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and is appearing pro se, who can be located at: POLONSKY UNIT, 3872 FM 350 So.; LIVINGSTON, TX. 7735~. 1.02, Appellant has exhausted his remedies and has no other adequate remedy at law. 1.03, The act sought to be compelled is ministerial, not discretionary in nature. TEXAS RULES OF APPELLANT PROCEDURE, RULE 4l(b)(l), and requ- ires Respondent to immediately transmit tb~The Court of Cniminal Appeals a copy of the action(s) filed in the matter; l) THE APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, (INCLUDING ALL ATTACHED EXHIBITS); 2) THE COURT'S ORDER; 3) THE STATE'S ANSWER; 4) THE INDICTMENT, JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE AND DOCKET SHEET IN CAUSEPNUMBER 751713; AND 5) THE APPELLATE OPINION IN CAUSE NUMBER 751713; AND APPELLANT'S OBJECTIONS AND MOTION FOR COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL UNDER SB-662 (EFFECTIVE 6/16/15.); 6) ANY ANSWER FILED: AND RECITING THE DATE UPON WHICH THAT FINDING WAS MADE, IF THE CONVICTION COURT DECIDES TH- AT THERE ARE NO ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED. l. No copy or any (!filing of this action or any answer filed and recit- iti~ f~~ daf~ upon w~i~h t~at finding was made have been transmitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Had such documents been transmitted to the Court of Criminal Aj)peals by Respondent as required by Statute, Appellant would have received notice from the Court of Criminal App~als. On October 7,2015, Mr.Abel Acosta, Clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals send Appellant the en- closed exhibit !A'', inform~ng Appellant that no writ of habeas corpus had been filed in the Court of Crimial appeals under that ciuse number. II. C. RESPONDENT: 2.01, Respondent chris Daniel, in his capcity as District Clerk of Harris 1 County, Texas has a ministerial duty to receive and file all pappers in a criminal proceeding and perform all other duties imposed on the Clerk by law pursuant to T.C.C.P. art.2.21, and is responsible under T.R.A.P., Rule 4l(b)(l), to immediately transmit to the Court of Gp~m~nal Appeals any Article 11.07 after 35 days to be considered under Article 11.07, Sec.3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Mr.Chris Daniel, District Clerk, Harris County, Texas may be served at his place of business at: CRIM. POST-CONVICTION SEC., 1201 FRANKLIN, 3rd FLOOR; HOUSTON, TX 77002. III. D. VIOLATION OF T~R.A.P. RULE 4l(b)(l) AND ARTICLE 11.07 §3(C): 3.01; The Respbndent violated Article 11.07 Sec.3(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, by failing to provide a copy of Appellant's art. 11.07 writ of habeas corpus and related documents and motions filed in the action by Appellant .on JULY 24,2015 and send said writ of habeas corpus to the Court of Criminal appeals after trial court adopted the state's Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of law and order in Cause No.751713-F. dated and signed by trial court on August 19,2015, more the a month and half todate. 2. 3.02, Appellant requsted for the transmittal of the writ of habeas cor- pus and all exhibits and related documents filed by Appellant, State or Court, and upon which date that finding was made,~i£ the,conviction court decides that there are no issue to be resolved and was made by Appellant to: Mr.Chris Daniel, District Clerk, Harris County, Texas, by certified maid letters. The above letters can be reviewed through court's records. 3.03, To date, Appellant has received no response from Respondent regard- ing Appellant's request for transmittal of Writ habeas Corpus addressed ~nd denied by trial court on August 19,2015. 3.04, As is cl~ar from Appellant's letters, Appellant has reeatedly put Respondent on no~ice that Appellant seek the transmittal of all documents in this action for art.ll.07 writ of habeas corpus, be sent to the Court of Criminal Appe~ls under Article 11.07, Sec.3(c) and Rule 4l(b)(l) of T.R.A.P. and that such records are required by the Court of Criminal App- eals to act on Appellant's writ of habeas corpus art.ll.07. Appelllant has gone well beyond any requirements or obligations imposed upon him by the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. In contrast to Appellant's efforts, Respondent has wholly failed to comply with the Texas Code Criminal Procedure, Art.ll.07, Sec.3(c) and Rule 4l(b)(l) TlR.A.P., is acting in bad faith, and has also failed to afford Appellant the the professional and common coutesy of written r responses to his correspondence and request. 3.05, T.R.A.P. Rule 41, clearly states that ''if" the conviction court decides that there are no such issues, and notice of appeal is filed, the clerk shall immediately transmit to the Court of Appeals the Clerk's Records; and all documents related in the action. And Article 11.07 §3(c) If the court has not enter~d an order disignating issues to be resolved wtthmA!l35-days after the State have been served with the application, the application will be forward to the Court of Criminal Appeals for their consideration pursuant to Article ll.07,Sec.3(c) T.c.c.P •• Failure of the Court to act within the 35 days shall constitute such a finding. In the primary case the Court have addressed the issues and denied said writ for 11.07 lief and the District Clerk have failed to forward said writ for 11.07 to the Court of Criminal appeals, bring Respondent in violation o~ this procedure, ministerial duties, and thus the law of the State of Texas. 3. IV. D. PRAYER FOR RELIEF: WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, App~~lant, Leon Harrison, pro se, re- spectfully request a finding that the Respondent did not transmit docu- ments to the Court of Criminal Appeals within a reasonable time after the date they were requested and that Appellant brought this litigation in good faith and has substantially prevailed. Appellant prays for an Order directing Respondent to transmit Appellant's Writ of Habeas Corpus and exhibits and related document and motions filed by Appelant, State or Court, and upon bhe date that finding was made to the Court of Criminal I Appeals, as directed in Rule ~l(b)(l) and Art.ll.07$ec.3(c) in this action. Respectfully submitted, -.-/_ ~ ./_ . ' -~~~~~~~----- LEON HARRISO~ #815719 POLONSKY UNIT 3872 FM 350 So. LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 INMATE'S DECLARATION THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF POLK § E. AFFIDAVIT: I swear under oath that the fact ahd allegations in the above appli- cation for writ of mandamus are true and correct. S/ -~q~'----- LEON HARRISON #815719 Aooellant, oro se F. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: I hereby cerify th3t I Leon Harrison #815719, request the Clerk of Court to send the copy to the respondent below, because Appellant was unable to do so at the time. Dated on this ______ day of ____________ ,2015. Addressed to: MR. CHRIS DANIEL, HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK: CRIM.POST-CONVICTION SEC., 1201 FRANKLIN, 3rd FLOOR: HOUSTON, TX 77002 S/ -~-2~_5 ____ _ LEON HARRISON #815719 POLONSKY UNIT 3872 FM 350 So. LIVINGSTON, TX 77351 4. CAUSE No.751713 LEON HARRISON, § IN THE 184TH DISTRICT COURT Appellant, PRO SE § v. § OF HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS CHRIS DANIEL, RESPONDENT, § IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY. § ORDER On this day, came on to be heard the forehoin~ Appellant's Application for Writ of Mandamus and it appears to the Court that the same should be: _____________ L____ GRANTED; __________________ DENIED. It is therefore ORDERED that the District Clerk shall immediately transmit to the Court of Criminal Appeals a full copy of this action for Writ of Habeas Corpus under Art.ll.07, Tex.Code Crim.Proc ••••• SIGNED on this the ______________ day of ____________ ,2015. ~residing qustice Of The Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals 5. t- } 1. J ' ~f1tbrr rJ !llJ lJ SHARON KELLER ABEL ACOSTA PRESIDING JUDGE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS CLERK (512)463-1551 P.O. BOX 12308, CAPITOL STATION LAWRENCE E. MEYERS CHERYL .JOiiNSON AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 SIAN SCHILHAB MIKE KEASLER GENERAL COUNSEL (512) 463-1600 BARBARA 1'. HERVEY ELSA ALCALA BERT RICHARDSON KEVIN P. YEARY OA VIO NEWELL JUDGES September 23, 2015 Leon Harrison #81 p719 Polunsky Unit I 3872 FM 350 S. Livingston, TX 77351 RE: Trial Court Case #751713-F Dear Mr. Harrison: After a thorough search of our records, we find that you do not have a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals at this time. If you have any further questions or concerns, please direct them to the District Clerk in the convicting county where you originally filed the application. I am herewith returning your documents. AA/kd Enclosure SUPREME COURT BUILDING, 201 WEST 14TH STREET, ROOM 106, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 WEBSITE WWW.CCA.COURTS.STATE.TX.US SHARON KELLER ABEL ACOSTA PRESIDING JUDGE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS CLERK (512)463-1551 P.O. BOX 12308, CAPITOL STATION LAWRENCE E. MEYERS CHERYL JOHNSON AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 SIAN SCHIUIAB MIKE KEASLER GENERAL COUNSEL (512)463-1600 BARBARA P. HERVEY ELSA ALCALA BERT RICHARDSON KEVIN P. YEARY DAVID NEWELL JUDGES October 7, 2015 Leon Harrison #815719 Polunsky Unit 3872 FM 350 S. Livingston, TX 77351 RE: Trial Court Case #751713-F Dear Mr. Harrison: After a thorough search of our records, we find that you do not have a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals at this time. If you have any further questions or concerns, please direct them to the District Clerk in the convicting county where you originally filed the application. I am herewith returning your documents. AA/kd Enclosure SUPREME COURT BUILDING, 201 WEST 14TH STREET, ROOM 106, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 WEBSITE WWW.CCA.COURTS.STATE.TX.US