PD-1223-15
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
LEONARDO RIVAS, CCA #PD-1223-15
Appellant/Petitioner,
US. COA #04-14-001BO-CR
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee/Respondent. tc."-#i 2-04-1 tm^&niivtSHJJr*
PETITIONER'S MOTION TO UAIVE COPY REQUIREMENTS
OCT 16 2015
TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
Petitioner Leonardo Rivas respectfully moves the Court to uaivV^the^OBfta, Cfef^
11-copy filing requirement of Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1). He asks the Court to
allow him to file only one copy of his Petition for Discretionar ie. FILED IW
(PDR), as authorized by Tex.R.App.P. 2.
OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OCT 16 2Si5
This case is pending before the Court. Leonardo's PDR is due on
November 17, 2015. Leonardo is indigent, and he cannot make the requrrerHCOSta, Clerk
number of copies under Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1). The Medina County Gail does
not provide a copy machine for inmate use. Leonardo does not have enough
supplies to prepare 11 copies of his PDR. He cannot comply with Tex.R.App.P.
9.3(b)(1).
Leonardo respectfully asks the Court to grant him permission to file
only one copy of his PDR. He asks the Court to waive Tex.R.App.P. 9.3(b)(1)
and invoke Tex.R.App.P. 2.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner Leonardo Rivas respectfully asks this Court to
grant this Motion.
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SUBMITTED and SUBSCRIBED on this the
/ day of October, 2015
Leonardo Rivas, Pro Se
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Leonardo Rivas, Pro 5e
Medina County Jail
801 Ave. Y
Hondo, Texas 78861
DECLARATION
"I, Leonardo Rivas, presently incarcerated in the Medina County
Gail in Medina County, Texas, declare under penalty of perjury under
Chapter 132 of the Texas Civil Practive and Remedies Code and 28 U.S.C.
§ 1746, that the facts stated in this Motion to Waive Copy Requirements
are true and correct and that I placed this Motion in the jai^s mailing
system on this date.
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"Executed on this the day of
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on this the / day of October, 2015, I served the
following parties with a true and correct copy of this Motion to Waive
Copy Requirements by U.S. mail through the jail's mailing system in a
postpaid package to the addresses below:
38th Judicial District Attorney
Medina County, Texas
3102 Avenue G
Hondo, Texas 78861
State Prosecuting Attorney
P.O. Box 13046
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
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