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Abel Acosta, Clerk
TABLE OF CONTENTS*
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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STATEmFA/T OF THE C/4SE „ /
N&TUHE OF 1HB CASE. * „ . \ ,
ERRORS of court of APP&als
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TO THE MONOBRBL COURT OF CRIMINAL
APPEALS OF TEXMS I
Now comes The Defendant (MRYEUGEAfE SX/VIZ.
in Thte Petition For Dbcr&tfonarv Revtew of
Tke 'Judstrt-ent cf the. Ft-Pth court of MPPejcils
Dallas coujifyi lMa£> i which on '3unedciAO)5.
Dismissed Appeal Par wa/ih of Jurisdiction .
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A Jury convicted defendant of ae^ravaied
sexual assault and assessed jPu/Ushjnent ar
CvnPfnerneMt for life.(fiRll 10Z-/03) *
/VATUflE OF WE CASE
The dendoint 5o objection unde,r Texc*s Hale of
appellate- FrocedirexHH.m (QXfk^i;That state's
Remediable. Error c£ the trialc&urtfa") Qenercrily
h court of appeals Mush not otM-icmed or
reversed fod^rn&nt or dismiss omappe.al
*I-Pn;jr> The trial court's erroneous acHo/7 or
pe-Pusa) 1d £*cr- Prevents the. PtoRerprescniaifon
of a cas^c to the. ceourt oP appealsiaW
Gft me ^r/-»/ cjaurF cam correct-its action oR-fallure
to act atfon of the case te> the aPP&liats
court and tWat error c rule, ho o trfej c&uHk
r-e-ftj sal fc? Permit a de4h^cicfnt /© /n&Jte -on
oU^r oP- Proof* a trial c&ur+s faVure. -to
conduct a Proper B^t^o^? he^r/ti^E?, z?/%^
-a tribal c&urtzi Pa//are h> tw&ki* fi/nd/k^^
£<*c+ tfoz&l- ft \aso^> n&GUjV^ hYlctfic/ fz>snake
ftule yy,Vv bv <€ia/f-/r&st, fs de<^fen&c/ to
ePP^of the cresoth'ow oP & n&uu record)\vhen
O tribal court has-erroneously withheld
evaluate his claim Ce. s, fiePus\v\<=/ to Permit^
Ov) afifier ©P Proof) \ the eipp-eil^liz jcx>urt is
CdirecteAJto step fn and order the triad
Court ta correct the situctttow'.The ker/
to RuJe-^rWvfs that there rwu^t be ol)6/se itk discration
in so dismiss s<&/&/ a/^e©/^rws^y- (oFVurisdietbn,
Dependant appeals \as33 J(cQa7 \ And HH*HfyYf)&)<
tfurisdictton \ see^Xparted]laviueva^ttiSwzd^I
("m.Cr(m<&VP. dsOQB-)^Applicantsou-Bht writoPJiaheas>
Corpus, Tbe^Sth Wstrict counFvHidalso counH
sumariN denied the. sate application >6S befns
fp ivo has. AppI lea nt Sims, Gary Eugene
Combined Opinion