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TDCJ -ID fr 1503286 RECEiVED IN
C~URT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
v. DISTRICT COUtn Oi' JUN l O2015
LOREN JI\CK.:iON COUNTY DISTRICT CL£fli<
Abet Acosta, C!er~t
lN rl~trllS OeFlCI~L CA£8ClTY ~lB COUNTY I T~S
RE6POND£NT
A· PLJJNTIFF' .::3 OO.lGINAL fik>PLICATlON BO.K WRIT Ol? OOANDJ\MU.:) · This document contains some
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TO ·rrlE HONOfu.\aLE JUDGE Oi:!... .:3.aiD. COURT: 185 th Dl.STRlCT COORT at the time of lmaging. ·
COM&:i NOW ROY D&tN RlVER.:i J.R •• RELI\TOR,J:>RO 3E lN. TrlE liliOVE-.::>TYLED ~ NUl"lt>~
CAUSE Oi? ACTION AND B1L&> Ti:iiS ORlGlfu\L hJ?J?LlC.I:\TlON .r"'OR \'JRlT OB Mtu'ID&V!US.PU.K5U.tiliT ·ro
.ART lCLE 11. 07 SECTION · 3 { c} OJ:' THE T~S·· CODE Oi' CJ.U£v11NAL .i?.KOC.EDURE,.AND WOULD .:)dOW
THE COURT THE FOLLa~ING:
B. RELJ\TOR
1.01 ROY DEAN RlVERi5 JR. ,·rocJ !1503286 1.::> ~ OFFEND£K lNCI\RC.Ed.{nT.I:ill lN Td.l!: TEAA6 DE-
.i?~MENT OF CRlMINI\L JUSTICE" fiND 1.:3 .Af>.i:'E8RiNG .i?RO ciE, WdO CAN. BE LOCJ..·rEO fiT :.89:9'
.Em ·ra~3i2.<)· K·i9#AttS·; =rtds·;·:zgll9
l . 02 · RELJ\TOR rl.k.:) EXHaUSTED i:ilS REl'1ED1Ei5 .AND HAS NO OTHER ADEQU.tt.TE KEMEnY .AT LI\W.
1.03 TrlE J\CT .::iOUGHT .TO·· BE C~li?ELLED !S MlNlST.ERi.AL; NOT Dl..:3Ci'{.iiT10NAAY lN NJ\TU.KE.TCCJ:'
.AI.{T .11. 07 SECTlON 3 {c) . REQUl.KES RE.SPONDENT TO 1£Yh'1E01ATELY 'ffiAN.::)MlT TO Td£ COURT
OF CRlM.LN.I:\L A? PEAL.::> A COPY OF TtlE At'PLlCt\TlON t'.OR ~~R!T OF fuili&ci COR.t'Uci,l-\NY AN-
.:)WE.KS l!'ILED,AND :.1-\ CERTl.Fl~TE RECITING THE OJ\TE UPON w1UCH THE FlNDlNG \'V.tt.S i1M.DE,
1F THE COVlCT!NG COURT DECIDES THAT THERE ~ NO ld.:>UES TO BE R.E.:)QLVEO.NO COPY
OF JAPflLIC.ATION FOR WR..LT a? ~~$ CORPUS.aNY ~.:>\oJERS.E'lLEO,~O h CEKTiFlO\TE RE-
C11'ING THE 0.1:\TE UPON \vHlCrl THHT F lNDlNG WAS Mt-\0£ HAVE BEEN T~::ir'll.TT£0 TO THE
COURT 01!' CRlMINJ\L &lP&\L.:} BY REdrONDENT .A.::>· R£QU!RED BY' STATUTE.R£~TOR WOULD
HhVE RECIEVED NOT!C£ f'ROM COORT OF CRll'IJ.lNA.L APPEALS.
C. RE.3J?ONDENT H.
2.01 .KE.:>~ONDENT,LOREN JJ\CKSON IN HBR/HlS ~ACITY J\i5 DlS'rR!CT CL~ 01!' H~lS COUNTY.
I
T.E:XAS HAS l"llNlSTERl.AL DUTY TO REClEVe 8ND t~lLE .tt.LL ~AfllliS IN 1\ C.KIMI~L f'ROCEE-
i
D:iNCLtiliD t>ERFORM ALL OTHER OUTl.lli IMPOSED ON THE CLERK BY Ll-\W iUR.:)UJ\NT TO TCCP
J\RT. 2.21,1\ND lS R£dPON.:ilBLE UNDER TCCP 11.07 6EC.3tc) TO l~~EDl.tt.TELY T.RrlNSMlT
TO -THE COJRT OF CRIMINAL 1\l?P&U..::> 1\ CO.i?Y 0.2. Trl£ Al?l?LICI\T.i.ON £'0.1:{ WRiT OJ? ~~
CORPU.::>,.ANY ANSWERS .r"'lLEO,J\ND 1\ CEaTlilC.ATE REC1TlNG 'rHE D.ATE UPON WHICH TrihT
FINDING W,.,-iS MJillE IF CONVICTING COURT DECIDES Tfu\T THERE .1-\RE NO l.S.SU:&> TO BE J{£~
LVED, LOREN JACK~N-;.DlSTRlCT CLERK HliliR.lS COUNTY BE .:::iEREVED 'hT HER/Hl.:::i _t)Lfi.CE Ck'
·BUSINESS t>T P.O. BOX 465l,HOUSTON,TEM.:::i 7721Q-4651 •
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D. VlOLJ.>TlON OF 1-\RTICLE li.07 OF THE T&iliS CODE OJ? CtUMlNAL PROCEDURE.
3.01 THE RESl?ONDENT VlOLi-\TED. t>RTlCLE 11.07 .:::iEC.3tc) 0~ THE T&t\.:::i CODE Ck'. CRlMlNAL l?J{Q-
CEDURE BY FAlLING TO PROVIDE A COJ?Y·OF THE APPLlC~TlON -~O.tF\'JJ{IT .Of Ht>B~ CORl?U.:::i,
ANY · ANSWER.:::i FILED, AND A .CERT II? IChTE RECITING THE DA'l'E UPON. WH!CH THAT .ti' IND!NG Wh.:::i
MADE To THE couR·r oF CtUMINAL t>PPEALS \~lTHlN THE TiME PRE.:::iC.tUBED BY. k\W t>ND WITH-
IN t> REASONABLE TlME FROM THE DATE ON WHiCH THE DOCO.tV!ENTS WERE Rl:."'QUE.:::i'l'ED 'l'O BE
TRliliSMlTTED.
3.02 REQUESTS FOR TRAN3MlTThL Of THE APPLICJ.l.TlON FOR \~RlT.· OF fuiliEA.:::i CORPUS, ANY AN.:::iWER.:::i
FlLEq,.t\ND A CERTIFICJ.\TE RECITINGTHEDt>TE UPON WHICH Tfu\T.flNDlNG WAS MtillE WEKE
I . .
MADE !BY RELJ.\TOR TO LOREN JACK;:)()N,CHRIS 01\NlEL, HONORJ\BLE ::)l].:::iAN BROWN, Dl.;:)TR.LCT CLE-
1 . . . . -. . .
RK,H&Rl3 COUNTY, BY MfilLED LETTERS Dt>TED; l-5-11.3-:24-11 .. 4-21-ll.~-2S-1L.:.;·.~<:.~-·.-·.;_;_,
:. 1.· <.:.,i,·.-·.- -.,\:':~-~PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11.07 SEC. 3lc) OF .THE 1\BOVE LETTER;;) 1\RE ATTJ\C-
HED HERETO AS EXHlBlT.:::i ~THROUGH"t'J"AND. i->RE INCORJ?ORA.TED BY REJ:ERENCE HEi\ElN ~OB.
hLL PURJ?O.:::iES.
3.03 TO DATE,RELATOR Ht>S REClEVED Hh.:3 REClEVED NO RES.t?,ON.3E FROM.. R£.;:)PONDeNT REGA.iilllNG
RELJ.\TOR'S RECUEST FOR TRJ\N.:::iMITTAL OJ? CO.i:'Y 02· THE JU>.I?LlCATlON FOR W.tUT OF HJ\13&\.:::>
CORPUS;.HNY ANSWERS FILED.AND .H CERTifiCATE RECITING THE DATE U_t)ON WHICH Tfu\T ~IN
DING W.t\S l1t>DE TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL A!?PEJ\L::>.
3.04 AS IS CLEJ\R FROM RELATOR'S LETTERS,RELfi.TOR H.HS 'REPEJ\TEDLY PUTIRESflONDeNT ON NOT..i.-
. I .
CE THAT RELATOR SEEKS THE T&ili.:::iMlTTJ\L OF 1\ copy· OF THE J-U'PLlChT.l.ON .t!"OR WRIT 02
HABEAS CORPUS, 1\NY ANSWER.:::i FILED. J.\ND A CERTiFiCATE RECITING THE D-HTE U.I?ON WHlCH
THAT FINDING. WAS MADE TO THE COURT OF·-CRlNlM.HL·rJ:>P.t:J\LS 'fO.ACT ON REL-H'rffi'.:::i.WRlT
OF HABEA.:::i CORPUS.PELfi.TOR rlt>S GONE WELL BEYOND. ANY REQU1REJ."1ENT OR OBLlGJ\TlON6 'IMP-
OSED UPON H.LM BY' THE TEX.t>S· CODE OJ? CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-iN COOTRJ\.:::iT TO REL.HTOR' S
EFFORTS,RESPOI.\IDENT HAS WHOLLY F-H!LED TO COMPLY' WITH' THE T&J\.;:; CODE OF CRlMlNAL
· PROCEDURE,I-\RT.ll-.07. SEC. 3(c) ,lS hC'I'lNG IN BAD FAlTrl,J\ND tk6 .HLSO FAILED TO .HI?F0-
RD RELfi.TOR TO HIS -CORRE.:::i!?ONDENCE AND REQUESTS.
3.05ARTICLE 11.07 .;:;:Ec.3(c) CLEARLY .:::iTATE.;:) THt>T "li)FTHECONVlCTlNGCOURTDEClDE.;:) TH-
AT THEER ARE NO SUCH 1SSUE6,
'
THE CLERK S&LL. IMMEOIATELY ~R ( EMflflhSIS
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.1-\DDED)
TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEnLS .H COPY OF THE APPLlCATION,ANY J.\NSWERS FILED,AND
A CERTIFICATE RECITING THE DJ\TE UPON WHICH Tfu\T BINDING .Wfi.S MhOE.r.MlLURE Or THE
COURT TO .ACT WlYriiN 'rt:I£. hLLOWED 20 DAYS SHJ\LL CONSTlTU'rE .SUCH .t\ r'lNDlNG. "T~
CODE OF CRIMINAL f>ROCEDURE At~.'r •. 11. 07 3EC. 3 {c) • RES.t?ONDENT IS IN VlOLl\T ION Or"'
THIS PROCEDURE,MlNl.::iTERlfiL DUTlE.::i;ANDTrlUS THE L.t\W.::iOB THl.3 ST.t\TE.
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D. .t?RAYER FOR RELIEf. .
WHEREr""ORE,PKEMISes CONSIDERED,REL.t\'roR,ROi DEAN R.LVER.::> uR. PKO SE;RE.::>.t?EC'rFULLY
RgQUES'£.:3 A FINDING THAT Tf:IE RESPONDEN'r DID NOT T~.::>MlT OOCUNENTS TO T.tiE .COUt{'f
OF CRIMINAL f\f'PEALS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AfTER TH~ Dl-lTE. THEY WERE RE.QUE.::>T£0
AND THJ\T .RELATOI.{ BROUGHT THIS LlTiGA·rlO!.~ lN. GOOD iAITH
. .
.&ND dl-\.:3 .::>UBSTANTl.t\LLY .1?~....,
EV.t\lLED.RELATOR ~RAY.S -·FOR AND ORDER Dl.tllicr1NG RE$.t.JONDENT TO TRAN.::>MlT CO.t?Y OF '
fif'PLlC.ATlON FOR WRlT oe HABEA8 CORPU.S.ANY .&N.:3WER.:> elLEO,.t\ND .A CERTIHC.ATE REC..lT..,... ·•
ING THE DATE UPON WHICH T&T .r' lNDING WA.:> MJillE TO TrlE COURT OF .CR.LMIN.t\L fif'flE.t\~
A.::> DIRECTED IN ARTICLE 11.07 SEC.3(c) OF. T£i!.As· CODE oe C.tU~1lNAL PROCEDURE t\ND .t\ci
REQUE8TED IN. REL.l\TOR I.::; LETTER8 l EXdlBIT.:3" A" THRQUGH''0') •.
THE ST~TE Of T~
COUNTY Of HARRIS
E. AFfiDAVIT
1 SWEAR 'UNDER OATH TH.I-\T THE t'i-\CTS .1-\ND ALLEGA'riON::> IN THE. ABOVE Ai?PLICAT10N .1?00
WRIT OF MANI>Al"'JS .1-\RE TRUE AND CORRECT.
SIGN&> UNDER OATH BEFORE ME. ON THI::> THE:...__ __.:D.I-\Y OF_ ___,_ _ _ , 20 _ _ __
PRiNTED OR TYrED NAME .
.MY CO.MM1S310N El'>.P iR£3__
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!!'. CERTH'l~TE OF SERVICE
l HEREBY CERTl.i?Y Tfu\T A TRUE COPY. OF THE .I-\BOVE APPLICATION Fal WRIT OF ~S
WAS SERVED ON 0w:JL ·11. ,2.0/S: BY PL.I-\ClN3 .1-\ COPY lN THE U.s. M.l-\lL
.1-\DDRESSED TO Di
~lou.e t lAJm/tilAIII.;r;tONDENT
ORDER
ON rrllS D~Y,C~~E ON TO BE HEARD THE FOREGOlNG,REL~TOR'S APPLlC~TlON fOR WRlT ~,
MANDAMUS ~D IT ru?PEARS TO THE COORT TH~T THE SAME SHOULD BE~
~---------GRANTED
IT IS ~ ORDERED THAT THE DlSTiUC'r CLERK SHJU.L lMMEDlATELY T&illSMIT TO TrlE
COU~T Of CRIMINAL Al?PEALS A COPY. Of 'rHE ~PLl~'flON FOR WRiT Or, H...ill&S CORf>US,J-\NY
ANSWERS FlLED ~ND A CERTlFICATE RECITING THE D~TE UPON WHICH TH~T T~ScilTr~L W~ci
MADE
SIGNED ON THIS THE._·_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dk\Y OF_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20:.,.__ _
PRESIDING JUDGE
··r.-.-;._,_..;.-·
ThMk .r{.)t.( k-z lifC•Rivers, Roy Dean Jr.
Combined Opinion