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::l:_~ga.;J.· · c;J091,l~_~n~s : . f~'l,'J.~I-9N, ,.;FOR MANDAMUS. AND C~URT OF CRIMINAL.
·APPEALS .HABBAS
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AS WELL AS ITS SUPPO~T.ItJ~ ~XHIBI'r A AND ~. p'f;~AS·E F!t:E .THIS ON
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PRIOR FOR THIS COURT DOCKET IN T_HE ·.S~AME C~IM_l.:~~A'L "C'A!JSE, NUM:BE·R.
·,Tfi~:NK YOU FOR :'fOPR ASSISTANCE IN T.8l;S M~N~E~ .•
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DEON DAVIS
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·~ .; . PETITION: FOR MANDAMUS AND COURT ,OF CRH1INMt \
' ,APPEALS HABEAS. JURISD:I9TION
CQDE OF CRIMI.NAr,.· PR0CEDURE r\RT 4._p:4.
+O THE HONQRA~~E J:U:DG~ OF S.AID COURT:
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.c_omes ·Now Deorl pavis .t~e relator in the.- .abo,ve cause num.ber · a_n;p -
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PROCEDURAL HI~TORY
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coupt i~ in ·p~ceipt o-f the attacn-ed'' H'aBeas M)pli9ati.on .. in th~ abqve.
cause nu~ber ~SEE COQRTS DOCKET ~HEET IN TH~~ CAtiS~).
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SHO~J OF CAUSE
·:.The- rel~for Deon
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.,M,ANDAMUS ppoN THE no3# .Judic.ial .District· court of Tarr~n-t. county
Texas i~ t.~e a~ove caus~ number ,_and Q~der· thi~:J' court to· prp~~C,e
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trial court: reporter'S TRANSCRIPT 'sEE NOW ~f~;LKER 827 S. W.• ~S'l a·t
8;39" this Tr~~l court has a ministerial duty to act in·
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attorneys failure to execute a "BIGGERS TEST"· chall:eng'ing~, a
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video camera recording of the proximity of tlie Dollar Store t·h'at.' · _.
wa:s alleged !-O have be·en Robbed by the -~e~ia·tor ·where this video ...... '
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during the conflict of interest with his attorney the-relator
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quote"A~~~~~ :'T-RASH SHIT". what -f·ollow4d 'next was' judge .R~bb- cata,ia'ri() . -~ ;
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for conte~-P-t··_ ci_f ·.court -~-ig.ger-" the relator, was order to stand -:-~ -:-...
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"· bef-e>re the,_ )-~-d~-~ Rob,!;> c~·t'a:l kano ·where he was -then ~entenced to.'
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i'n ,the i-nstant: case. riurlng, the sentencing the ! .
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t-hi.s for adequat_e grol:lnds to raise ·u.pori his app~al,.w]:1~n he
wrote his Appea 1 Attorney _..;;B..;. A;.;;R.. ;R..;. Y;;;..__ _...;........__'A;..;...;.;.L.;;.F...;;O..;.R.;.;;D;;-_-4 ~~a:Fry A1 f or.d
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!::'~fused to raise anr ·grounds upon appeal of this ,na~,.ure but' 5.~:-::~~ :;(i
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instead filed an ANDERS BRtEF IN TH~ JNSTANT CASE ON APPEAL
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Deon·: Davis could nc;>t adequately prepare his
brief'absent of his Court Reporters.tr~nscript
~h·ere the material facts of ho.w the relatore Deon D'avis ob.tained
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f~ct that the relator Deon Davis never entered ~~guilty plea
during sentenc'ing was material facts in the record see now
A trial court's denial on discovery issue's remedied by Manda~us
. Able s·up·•. vMoye ,898 s ~w. 2d _766., 771-72 ( Tex 1.~95.); In re Hinter long
109 s .. w.3d 611 633 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2oo3,o''rig.proceeding)
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(holding mand~m~s relief available to compel . production ¢f info
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pre.se·n·t~·~·:.t~.i·~, ~Q.~f~·~,: '",lit~. ina't:et;ial fact·s '(from ·~t~e.'~~e·~:·~;~·; whfch:
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sentence 'during ·a· pret'rial hec:fring·: for::;"c.ontempt bf c.our,.t:: ~)ler·~
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i~ st~uctu'~':"llerrcir and Recusal the judge Robb C,~i~~~~o gid .
use derqgatory language "NIGGER" toward the -r.eTa~t:q,r·:.m.'¥.o.n pav1:s'
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and impos·ed a 14·.-·year imprisonment term wh'icb~·~w.a.if! ~l·at.er. illegaly
~1 te,rd by th~ Isame trial court ~nder .a f~l:~:e~. jj~'~g~~-.m~:~·t)rt1'e fa·ct"':.
. that, the ··c~~~.t of Appeals in the in~tant 'c·~S'~.::!!~~h~b.~:~~;, ·t:her
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'failin·g to~ t?ro.vi=de th·e··relator Deon .Davi~ with'''a-· record·of the
tri~l transcript violate~ the law see e~hibit ~ ari~ this law
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Kelly.v State No~o6-12-00141-CR,2013 (holding that the court
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~f Appeals erred by deciding the ~nders a~peal-without ensuring
that· sylvester Kelly had adequate opportunity to obtian the
appellate Record and prepare pro se brief.In addition where the
is_sue ''s of the court reporters records are in controversey as
to the r'elator Deon Davis contest th~t he did not enter a ple!!
.of gu~lt -.:r'l.ot;'· receive a sentence of 25 years as asserted by the·
trial ,cq1.1rt in the instant case,this Court has jurisdiction of
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mandamus to compel! the 3i Judicial .District Court of Tarrarit
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otder the relators Deon Davis Habeas Relief of NEW TRIAL under
the HABEAS CORPUS APPLICATION that is currently pending on thi:s
cou~ts.Docket in the.~nstant case see Appellate Procedure Rule
34.6 .(f) (1) and (2).
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REQUESTED RELIEF
Wherefore Pr~msies considered in light of CRIMINAL CODE OF
PROCEDURE ar~ 4;?4 the relator Deon Davis prays that this court
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grant relief of ih~ following:(A) order MANDAMU~ compelling the
Judicial District Court fTarrant County Texas in the in~tant cas
to provide the Court Reporters Transcript.Rec6fd:p~t~uant to
Appellate P:r;<;>~:~dure Rule 34.6 (f) (1) ot;:' be ~u,bject to ~ew trial _,.
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in the instant case and in light of this court review of Habeas
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Application on docket in the instarit case·.
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EXECUTED ON THEJo DAY OF
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CIVIL P~ACTICE AND REMEDI*S CODE SECTrON 132.000-132.003
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Mandamus and COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS .HABEAS JURISDICTION CODE-·
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ART 4.04 d6 hereby swear under penalty of
·perjury that t:he follwoin·g~ aneW fo~r~ego.i:ng: legal document and its
exh''ibits A .AND B~EVIDENC:E;r·IN.SUEPORT''THEREfJF ARE TRUE AND CORRECT
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duly e.~ecuted. in the same on this the.3Q_DAY 0~ Otivhf'2015
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INRE:RE~A~OR DEON DAYI~ CAUSE NO; -------
MANDAMUS
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THE 3~d ~UDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY TEXAS IN THE··
ABOVE ·cAUSE. . T.O PROVIDE THE COURT REPORTERS TRANSCRIPT. IN
COMPLIANCE WITH APPELLATE RULE- 34.6 (f) 1 or be subject to
RELATORS GRANT OF RELIEF UNDER ITS CLAUSE.
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JUDGE PRESIDING
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Barry J. Alford, P.C.
1319 Ballinger Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Telephone (817) 335-5229
Facsimile (817) 335-4944
E-mail barryalford@onebox.com
Barry J. Alford
September 9, 2013
Mr. Deon A. Davis
TDC #1837352 I
3872 F.M. 350 SouthI
Polunsky Unit
Livingston, Tx 77351
Dear Mr. Davis:
In response to your recent letter, I am not in possession of the Reporter's Record or ·
the Clerk's record. Those documents are the p.roperty of and in the possession of the Tarrant
County District Clerk's Office. If you wish to obtain a copy of those records, you will need to
contact that office at:
Tarrant County District Clerk's Office
Appellate Division
401 W. Belknap Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact my office.
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C·OURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS ·•
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.NO. 02-13-00053-CR ·
DEON A. DAVIS APPELLANT
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THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
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Appellant' Deon A. Davis entered an open plea of guilty to the charge of
aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Davis also pleaded true to the State's
deadly weapon and habitual offender paragraphs, and the trial court sentenced
him to twenty-five years' incarceration.[ The plea proceedi~gs were not recorded:
The trial court granted Davis permission to appeal, and Davis timely filed notice
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See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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of appeal. Davis's court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a motion to
withdraw and a brief in support 'Of that motion. In counsel's brief, he certifies that
in his professional opinion, the appeal is frivolous. Counsel's brief and motion
meet the requirements· of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87( S. Ct. 1396
(1967), by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating
why there are no arguable grounds for appeal. See Stafford v. State, 813
S.W ..2d 503.,. i511· (Tex. Grim .. App. 1991~);, Mays v. Stat9:, 904 S.W:.2d 920; 922-
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prose response, and Davis filed a prose response to the Anders brief, as well as
a reply, raising multiple points. 2 By two different letters, the State acknowledges
having received counsel's brief as well as Davis's response and reply. In these
letters, the State informs us that it will not file its own response. ·
Once an appellant's court-appointed counsel files a motion to withdraw on
the ground that the appeal is frivolous and fulfills the requirements of Anders, we
are obligated to undertake an independent examination of the record to see if
there is any arguable ground- that may b~ raised· on the - appellant's behalf. See
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1n his initial response, Davis argues that he received ineffective
assistance of counsel, that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction,
that he was entitled to a mandatory stenographic recording of his plea hearing,
and that he should have been allowed to withdraw his plea. In his reply, Davis
asks this court to hold the State in contempt of court because it chose not to file a ·.
response in this case. Our review of the brief, filings, and record included, but
was ·not limited to, -these matters.
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S. Ct. 346, 351 (1988).
We have carefully reviewed ·the record, Davis's prose filfngs, and the brief .
filed by Davis's counsel. We .agree with counsel that this appeal is wholly
frivolous and without merit; we find nothing in the record that arguably might
support any ~ppeal: See Bledsoe v. State, .178 S.W.3d 824, 827 (Tex. Crim.
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f\pp. 200q); $ee. alse Garner v:: St9.te/r300 ·$~W(3d · 76G.; 767 (Tex. Crim. App.
2009). · Accor dingly, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's .
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BILL MEIER
JUSTICE
PANEL: MCCOY, MEIER, and GABRIEL, JJ.
DO NOT PUBLISH
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Respectfully yours,
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