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
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API?ELLANT: DENISE GAIL DOOLEY
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Phone: 903-2L2-4818
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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
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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
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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
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otttt i ni a1l tO Undermine COnf idenCe in the
out,come. StrickJand, 466 U.S. at 694; Jackson, 811 S.W.2d
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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 -
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At the guilt phase of her t.rial wherein she en'[ered
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AnDelIant waS informed by the trial
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court of her right to plead "not guiJ-ty" and have the
case tried before a jury. RR2 p. 6. At no point during
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