Denise Gail Dooley v. State

ACCEPTED 06-14-00240-cr SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 4/22/2015 3:42:39 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK No. O6-L4-00240-CEt FILED IN IN The Sixth Court of Agrpeal.s 6th COURT OF APPEALS Texarkana, llexas TEXARKANA, TEXAS 4/22/2015 3:42:39 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk DENISE GAIL DOOLEY, AppeTTarzt, v. THE STATE OF TE:nS,, A5>pe77ee. Appeals from the L24E}r Distr:ict Court Gregg CountY, Texasl Trial Court No. 42 ,348-8 ATIDERS BRIEF ATTC)RD{EY FOR APPELLAIiIT: ,feff T. ilackson SBOT No . 2406997 6i 7 3 6.A Hvry 259 N . KiJ-gore, TX 7 5662:' Phonre: 903- 654'33i62 Fax: 817-887-43133 oRAt ARGTIyIENT NOT REgUIESTED LrsT oF PARTTES Alrp cou$rqqL API?ELLANT: DENISE GAIL DOOLEY TDCJ No. Pending Crarta -nrrnfrTu vv9rr \ Jail 101 E. Methvin, Ste. 559 lvirY v ruyvor^r T,r^rnr-rrri I TX 75601 Lt Rar^lrcrqanl- rf L nri orl cr r\sIJrErDsr.r L-sLr ai _LrJ.cl_L \Jr _Lv n r I nl a: hrz. p IJrsq- J . Ed**ri Ch"y SBOT No. 24062665 606 El " Methvin St. lvrrY v rvvvor^r T,nnr-rrri f 'l'X 75601 Lz Phone: 903-2L2-4818 Repre:sented at sentencing by: Ri."h€ffi SBOT No. 10308600 222 N. Fredonia St. rJr\Jrr9V_LCWt ^^ ---.: ^-, -x rr 15606 Phoner. 903-234-8181 Reprersented on appeaf by: Jeff T. Jackson SBOT No. 2406991 6 136-A Hwy 259 N. Kilgcrre, TX 15662 Phone: 903-65 4-3362 Fax: BIl - BB7-4333 APIIET,LEE: State of Texas Par, raqanl- r\EIJTC:DEr-rLCLr arl =f CLL a-'i ^-'i ^ - I \Jr-Lgl.rrCr_L nl ar y_LUd. l.rrz. JJy . "-raetrtCntrnfrz (]rarrrv v!vYY ""tt" vvurruJ l-)'i ql-ri uLOv!rvu r..l- nuuv!IIgy A1-1-nr?1a\Z SBOT No. 24059180 101 E:. Methvin, Ste. 333 T,nncrrri lvrrY oinr f- v revv fX 75601 Lz Phone: 903-236-8440 Bgpfesented at oriqi"?l Christopher Parker Gregg County District Attorney SBOT No. 24046585 101 B. Methvi-n, Ste. 333 Longview, TX 75601 Phone: 903-236-8440 Represented on appeal by: Van Colson Brown Gregg County District Attorney SBOT No. 03205900 101 E. Methvin, Ste. 333 Longview, TX 75601 Phone: 903-236-8440 TAT}LE Ol' CONTENTS List of Parties and Counsel.. .....i Table of Contents... ....iii Index of Authorities .....iv Statement of the Case ....vi fssues Presented ...v"iii Statement of Facts... .....1 Summary of t.he Arguments.. ....3 Arrrrrman.l- ...v A I. APPELLANT'S PLEA OF GUILTY COM:PLIED WITH TI-{E REQUTREMENTS OF ARTTCLE 26.73 OF THE TEXA,S CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.. ...6 II NO OBJECTION TO THE EVIDENCE WAS MADE DURING THE PUNTSHMENT STAGE OF ]]RIAL AND NO MERITORIOUS LEGAL CLAIM EXISTS RELATED TO THE IMPOSIT]ON OF PUNISHMENT . . .8 I]I. INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF TRIAL COUNSEL IS NOT A VIABLE CLAIM BASED ON THE] RECORD BEFORE THIS COURT .....10 Statement of Attornev to the Court . . .13 Conclusion and Praver ....I4 Certificat-e of Compl-iance ....15 Cert.ificat-e of Service.. .... -16 111 rNDEX OE' AUTHORITTES Ca:se Law: Anntes v . State, 688 Si .W.2d 542, 544 (Tex.Crim.App 1985). j Hernandez v. State, 126 S.W.2d 53, 51 (Tex.Crim.App.19BG) . 11 Jac:k v. State, B7I Si.W.2d 14I (Tex.Cr.App.I9j4) 5 Jac:kson v. State, 811 S.W.2d'/68, 11I (Tex.Crim.App.1994) .11 Jeffery v. State, 903 S.W. 116 (Tex.App.-Dal_las 1995r rro pet.). 5, L4 Stz"ickl-and v. Washington, 466 u.s. 668 (1984). 11, 12 Thc,mpson v. State, 9 S.W.3d B0B, BI2 (Tex.Cri_m.App.1999) . 11 ,, 12 United States v. Johnson, 521 F .2d I32B , L329 ( 5rh Cir . I9j 6) . 4 IV Startutes : Tex.. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 26.L3 . 5, 6, 1 STATEMENT OF THE CASF] Appe-Llant waived indictment f or attemptrngJ to possess or obtain a control-l-ed subst.ance by fraud I a th.Lrd deqyree felony, and elected to enter a guilty plea to the court on April 18 , 201,3. RR2 p . 5; CR p . 26 . Aplrell-ant. waived presentment of the case to a grand jury anL,tIII\--LErl I./r\Jr-lc"JJrfr I i fuy otttt i ni a1l tO Undermine COnf idenCe in the out,come. StrickJand, 466 U.S. at 694; Jackson, 811 S.W.2d ^..f- '1'1 1 dL I tL. In r<=viewinq an ineffective assistance Of counsel- cleiim, there is a strong presumption that couns;e.l- 's conduct f al-1s within the wide range of reasorlable professional- assiStance and the appel-1ant must overcome the presLrmption that the chal-lenged conduct might be considered sound trial strategy. Thompson, 9 S.W.3d at. B1.1; StrickTand, 466 U.S. at 5B9. Any allegation of ineffect.j.veness must be firmly founded and affirmat--Lve1y d.ernonstra.ted in the record to overcome this presumpl-ion. Thnmnson.. Lll\JI.LIJ9vll,. I S.W.3d at 813; see Jackson, B-/'l S -W- 2d at 17'.L . It is the Appellant 's burden to prove inef f ect j-ve asrsisLance of counsel by a preponderance of the evidence - rd. At the guilt phase of her t.rial wherein she en'[ered - d ^'r n= nr \J.L \\.rrri I f rz| " ,'.Y.F AnDelIant waS informed by the trial Prt:a YLILLvI 12 court of her right to plead "not guiJ-ty" and have the case tried before a jury. RR2 p. 6. At no point during rnr' nf arr] \J r fhr: uf r\:l rrrr'r-oadinrrq I/! vvsEurrrY u ri-p1 this CaUSe di