AP-77,053
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Transmitted 12/15/2015 3:58:29 PM
December 15, 2015 Accepted 12/15/2015 4:00:41 PM
ABEL ACOSTA
NO. AP-77,053 CLERK
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
STATE OF TEXAS
ERIC LYLE WILLIAMS
Appellant,
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
Appellee.
On appeal from a conviction in the 422nd Judicial District Court
of Kaufman County, Texas in Cause Number 32031-422
the Honorable, Michael R. Snipes, Judge Presiding
MOTION TO SUPPLEMENT
THE REPORTER’S RECORD
COMES NOW Eric Lyle Williams, by and through his court appointed
attorney on appeal, John Tatum, and respectfully submits this Motion to
Supplement the Reporter’s Record in the above entitled and numbered
cause. In support of this Motion, Appellant would show this Honorable
Court the following:
I.
The Defendant, Eric Lyle Williams, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of Capital Murder before the Honorable Michael R. Snipes, Judge
Presiding of 422nd Judicial Court of Kaufman County, Texas. The jury found
the Defendant guilty as charged in the indictment. The jury answered “yes”
to Special Issues No. 1 and “No” to Special Issue No. 2. The Court
assessed punishment at death by lethal injection.
II.
The Reporter’s Record has been filed in this cause and
provided to Appellant’s counsel on CD-Rom with the exception of juror
questionnaires used by the parties in conducting jury selection. Appellant
has requested the Kaufman County District Clerk make available the juror
questionnaires to Appellant’s counsel and supplement the record with
these documents under seal and or properly redacted.
III.
Appellant will be raising issues involving the trial court’s denial of
Appellant’s peremptory or cause challenges on venire members during voir
dire. Appellant requests that juror questionnaires be made part of the
record. These questionnaires are necessary to aid counsel in researching
voir dire issues to be raised on appeal and for this Honorable Court in
resolving the issues raised on appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
IV.
State’s counsel has no objection to this request to supplement the
record.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays that this
Court will grant his Motion to Supplement the Reporter’s Record in this
Cause.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ John Tatum
JOHN TATUM
990 SOUTH SHERMAN STREET
RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75081
(972) 705-9200
BAR NO. 19672500
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of this Motion has been delivered to
Fredericka Sargent, Kaufman County District Attorney Pro Tem , c/o
Criminal Appeals Division Office of the Attorney General at P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548 on this the 15th day of December, 2015.
/s/ John Tatum
John Tatum
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
I certify that this submitted e-mail attachment to file Motion to
Supplement Record complies with the following requirements of the Court:
1. The petition is submitted by e-mail attachment;
2. The e-mail attachment is labeled with the following information:
A. Case Name: Eric Lyle Williams
B. The Appellate Case Number: AP-77,053
C. The Type of Document: Motion to Supplement Record
D. Party for whom the document is being submitted: Appellant
E. The Word Processing Software and Version Used to Prepare the
Motion :
Word Perfect X7
3. Copies have been sent to all parties associated with this case.
/s/ John Tatum 12/14/15
(Signature of filing party and date)
John Tatum
(Printed name)
John Tatum, Attorney at Law
Emailed Copy of Motion