Barnes, Jonathan

Court: Texas Supreme Court
Date filed: 2015-10-02
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mow comes the Applicant Janathan Barnea filling this motion
for Plain Error pursuant tm_rwle SZ(b) of the F@§» rule$ of
Criminal Proceéure. 52(b) points out errdre so obvious and clear
th&t his trial Couns@lor»&p§ellant Counselor¢Tri§l Juége and
that the Prosecutors were detelicf in countenancing them,even
abs@n§ the defenéant'e timely as$i£tance in detecting them.And
if the court so permits the Applicant wiil show how he is actua~
lly'innocent.And due to a devia§@ from a legal Rule 3&.17 of the
T.C.C.P» Ré$ulting in his unlawful~arrest,detention,and violation
of 513 constitutional Righta* (B@G)Calvwrley 37 F 36 160(1994).

THE INDICTMEHT 13 FUNDAMENTALLY DBFBCTIVE

The conviction is VIOD because the inéictm@nt did not provide
adequate notice of the acta¢ahe Applicant M%M chatq@d for nor 61&
it qivm the Applicate auf£icient notice or the opportuni@y to
pr@pare a proper defen$e.Under the Constitution of the United
Statea,the Sixth amendment provides that the accusaé has the ri~
ght to hav@»compuaulsory process to obtain witnesses in his fav~
or,a right which was denied the petitioner due to the fe¢t th&t l
the indictmenh failed?to previée adequate notice of the day that
the alleged act was Said to have been performed¢?&er@fore the Ap~
plicant could not aeaert an affirmitiv@ éefence nor could he pro~
vida an alibi éefence of his where abouts at the time of the @v»
ents in guestion;cauaing a prejudice to his ability to cell wit~
neases in his favor a Federally protected right.

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A charging instrument must convey sufficient notice to allow the
accused t§ pr§§§r§ hi§ §§fon§§»?§x. Qod§ Crim.?~§nn.§ 21¢03.
Simil§rlyein Col§ v. Arkansas,th§ Court §xplained:

No§rinciple of prc§dur§l due process 1§ mo§§ clearly §s§ablis§§d.
than that notice of the §§§ci£io charq§¢§n§ a chance to §§ board
in § tri§l of hh§ isou§§ raised by th§§§ch§rg§,if deair§§¢§re

among th§ constitutional rights of §vory acou§§§ in § criminal
prooo§§inq in 311 cpurt§»§t§t§ of f§§§r§l...lt 1§§§ much § vio~

`T§tion of the §o§ process to §§nd an occu€ §§ to gri§on following

conviot1o§ of § charge on wh1ch §§ §§§ n§vor tried §§ 11 woul§

§§ to convict him upon § charge that wao never m§§§.1i,¢333 3 S.
at 201,6& §. ct. §§ 517 (cit§t1on§ om1tto§) (§mpha§i§ §§§§d).

'T§x,€on§; §§g¢v,§ §2(§). §§ instrom§nt th§t does not oh§rq§ the
oommi§§ion of §§ o££on§o 1§ not §'oharging instrument un§§r the
T§xae Con§titution §n§ do§§ n§t inv§§t acourt with juris§iction.

Suoh § §§Eect may b§ r§i§§§ at any tim§»an§ the fail§r to object
i§ not fatal to §§ appeal» - ~ '~

§ §§f§ot in the charg§ng instrument relating to jurisdiction§l
r§ouir§mont§ cannot §§ "cut§§”by §nb§§qu§nt proo§§éing§ an§ c§n~'
not §§ waived J§§icial action without juri§di§tion is voi§.
§§§e) Mu§z< v. som‘§;?')§§ §.w §§ 415 1989 §§x.§pp.

An in§ict ment §§rv§§ two functiona,?ir§t¢it giv§§ the court jur~
ieéicfion over the oas§.§§con§,it satisfies due proc§§§ requir-
ements by provi§ing notice to § §§f§ndant of that off§§§§ with
which he is charg§§. Tho state 1§ bound §y the §ll§g§tiono it
eot§ out 1a th§ indictment it must prove tho§§ allogationo¢b§~
c§u§§ of due proc§§§ roquir§§§nt§¢§§yo§§ § re§§o§§blo §oubt.
BENSON V. STATE,SGl S.W»Bd ?68:1933 T§x,€rim.§pp»
3§§.Con§t.art.V,S§ 5.6 confer appellate jurisdiction upon the
court§ of app§al§ that inolu§§§ the power to roviow qu§§tion§ 01
fact in criminal ca§§§. '

Wh§n th§§r'juri§§icton to revoiw fact question§ is properly in»
vok§d,th§ court of appeals cannot ignore constitutional and §t§-
tutory man§at§§.(§ee) CLEWIS v. STATE 922 S.w.zd 12611396 T§x.
Ctim.hpp.

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lI. THE¢COURT LACKED

IN VICLATICN OF T,C.C.P. ART. 38.17

'ttlout providing cor1aboratioii the court has deviated
gal rules/ policie as of t e statute were as Art.38.l7

s that," In All cases where byy law two witnesses or

1 corraborating circumstances are required to authorize
1 1ion, if the requirement be not fullfilled the court
shall ilst ruct the Ju1y to enter a judgement of acquittal and
they are bound yy the instruct ions ,

??he procf needed to the vital elem t o
case~in-main thus, did not meet the requiremen' or art,3
1he credibility of the testimony of the wi" ‘o w
not present nor could they give a first ne d account to t
event in question based their statemen ts solely of the
"mentsof the main witness who om by being one witness provr
No Proof to corraborate with the alleged malicious state
which ;!efamec' the charaater of the accused. 3 rr 103-06

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that demonstrated cor`aborating circumstances reguire‘
authorize the court's jurisdictual power to convict t
Neverthelsss the court has deviated from tne legal s1
Dhi.as.1/, and lacked the legal juris diction to cor v`
whom by law is -nnocent till proven gui1'ty with eithe 1
witnesses or Dne withess with co1rabor ating circunm ‘ ancesa

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on the testimony 01 one witness due to the previou
~use of the criminal justic proces" `y thos rith
honorable ends. Iherefor e by being aware that ther:
whom would lieunde1 the oath, Lawwakers fo1mu1ated
the court las barred by the rules 0 law from devi

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` Art. 381 7 institutes limits 011 the courts juris?”ctual
power to convict, firmly identifying eviderce whmch c=uld not
be given to legal effect Because the law dose not permit it
The testirnony 01 one without corraboration is not sufficient
because the court cannot prove the truth of the allegaticns
'and under tt 14th amendment of twa ‘nite. states the a“"use

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is entitled to equal protection cf the law.

to tne testimony o or e witness without corraborating facts

Thus, in effect th; testimony cf one witness along is "DCv‘l EN“E
see; the absence o the Vitat fact, Bennet; v. Reynolds, 242

S.Wu 3d 866 2007.

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PRAYER

Appllicant prays that this court grant him an Acquital of all

harge S which now holds him confined and any other relief this

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Respectfuully Submittedr

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Unsworn Declaration
(Texas Civi/ Practice and Remedies Code, Section 1 32. 001 )

JONATHAN BARNES

 

 

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my date of birth is: 05 / 1 / l and
Monlh Day year
my address is' 3999 State HIGH WAY 98 NEi-‘~l BGSTON TEXA.S 75570

 

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TELFORD UNIT
Corrections Unit Name
NEW BOSTON BOWIE TE_XAS &%%&)
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MOTION OF PLAIN ERROR y l is true and correct-
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Signed in US A BOWI County' TEXAS l
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Mr. JONATHAN BAREES PRO_)éE

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