ACCEPTED
03-14-00066-CV
5895779
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
7/1/2015 10:58:40 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
In the Court of Appeals CLERK
For the Third Judicial District
Sitting at Austin, Texas
FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
No. 03-14-00066-CV AUSTIN, TEXAS
7/1/2015 10:58:40 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen
Appellants
v.
Rickie Lee Allen
Appellee
Appealed from the County Court of Burnet County, Texas
Motion for Leave to File
Appellee’s Supplemental Brief and Updated Appendix
Jordan A. Mayfield
State Bar No. 24037051
Jeffrey A. Armstrong
State Bar No. 24038747
Robert Little
State Bar No. 24050940
little@namanhowell.com
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC
400 Austin Ave., Ste. 800
Waco, Texas 76701
254-755-4100
254-754-6331 (fax)
Attorneys for Appellee
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No. 03-14-00066-CV
Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen
Appellants
v.
Rickie Lee Allen
Appellee
Motion for Leave to File Appellee’s Supplemental
Brief and Updated Appendix
To the Honorable Court of Appeals:
Comes now Rickie Lee Allen, Appellee in this case, and files this Motion for
Leave to File Supplemental Brief and/or Updated Appendix, and would show unto
the Court as follows:
This matter has been before the Court and ready for disposition since June
18, 2014. In Appellee’s Brief, Appellee stated “On July 1, 2013, Karra Allen shot
her husband, Brian Allen, and killed him.” While on appeal, Karra Trichele Allen
was tried and convicted of murdering her husband, Brian Dean Allen. Appellee
requests the Court of Appeals to file the attached updated Appendix to Appellee’s
Brief, which includes the Judgment of Conviction by a Jury.
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Prayer
Rickie Lee Allen, Appellee, respectfully requests that the Court grant this
Motion, allow the filing of the supplemental and/or updated Appendix, and for
such other relief all such other and further relief to which it is entitled.
Respectfully submitted,
____________________________________
Jordan A. Mayfield
State Bar No. 24037051
mayfield@namanhowell.com
Jeffrey A. Armstrong
State Bar No. 24038747
armstrong@namanhowell.com
Robert Little
State Bar No. 24050940
little@namanhowell.com
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC
400 Austin Ave., Ste. 800
Waco, Texas 76701
254-755-4100
254-754-6331 (fax)
Attorneys for Appellee
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Certificate of Conference
I hereby certify that I have attempted to confer with appellate counsel for
Jacob Allen and Karra Trichele Allen – Angela Dowdle and Eddie Shell, and have
had no response from the correspondence emailed and faxed to them. I have made
reasonable attempts to confer with the other parties to determine their position on
the substance of this Motion. I am not able to make a representation to the Court
that this Motion is either opposed or unopposed due to their lack of response.
________________________________
Jordan A. Mayfield
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent to the
person(s) named below, at the address shown by placing the same in a properly
addressed envelope, postage pre-paid, and mailing the document by first class mail
(and by other means stated below) on July 1, 2015.
Eddie G. Shell
Shell & Shell
6000 Highway 281 North
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
Via U. S. First Class Mail & Facsimile 830.798.0328
Angela M. Dowdle
Angela M. Dowdle, PC
211 E. Jackson
Burnet, Texas 78611
Via U.S. First Class Mail & Facsimile 512.756.9110
____________________________________
Jordan A. Mayfield
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In the Court of Appeals
For the Third Judicial District
Sitting at Austin, Texas
No. 03-14-00066-CV
Jacob Robert Allen and Karra Trichele Allen
Appellants
v.
Rickie Lee Allen
Appellee
Appealed from the County Court of Burnet County, Texas
UPDATED APPENDIX
Order Granting Rickie Lee Allen’s
Traditional Motion for Summary Judgment A
Holographic Will B
Indictment C
Judgment of Conviction by a Jury D
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NO. P9661
IN THE ESTATE OF § IN THE COUNTY COURT.
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DECEASED § BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS
ORDER GRANTING RICKIE LEE ALLEN'S
TRADITIONAL MOTION FOR SUMMARY ~JUDGMENT
Came on to be heard this 18th day of November, 2013, Rickie Lee Allen's Traditional
Motion tol" Summary Judgment, and after considering such Motion and the arguments of
counsel. the Court is of the opinion the Motion should be granted in its entirety.
It is. therefore, ORDERED that Rickie Lee Allen's Motion for Summary Judgment is
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hereby granted with costs of courH'o be taxed against Jacob Robert Allen.
SIONED this I 8rh day of November, 2013.
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NO: L\1..]u5 THESTATEOFTEXAS VS. KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN
INDICTMENT: MURDER
PENAL CODE: 19.02(b)(1)
DEGREE OF FELONY: FIRST DEGREE FELONY
OFFENSE CODE: 09990019
BOND: ~'YOD,OOO,~~
CONTROL # DA. . 13~00744 TRN#9192623972 AOOl
IN THE 424th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
THE GRAND JURY, for the County of Burnet, State of Texas, duly organized,
impaneled and sworn as such at the January tenn, A.D. 2014, of the 424th Judicial District
Court for said COtll1ty, upon their oaths present in and to said court at said term that,
KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN, hereinafter referred to as Defendant, on or about the 1st
day of July, 2013, and before the presentment of this indictment, in the County of Burnet,
and the State of Texas, did then and there intentionally or knowingly cause the death of
an individual, namely, Brian Allen, by shooting him with a firearm.
AGAINST THE PEACE AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE
FOREP
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CASE No. 42765 COUNT ONE
INCIDENT No.lTRN: 9192623972
THE STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE 33RD DISTRICT
§
V. § COURT
§
KARRA TRICHELE ALLEN § BURNET COUNTY, TEXAS
§
STATE ID No. : TX05058281 §
JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION BY JURY
Date Judgment
Judge Presiding: J. ALLAN GARRETT
HON.
Entered:
6/2/2015
WILEY MCAFEE! Attorney for
Attorney for State: EDDIE SHELL
PETERKEIM Defendant:
Offense for which Defendant Convicted:
MURDER
Charging Instrument: Statute for Offense:
INDICTMENT 19.02(b)(l) Penal Code
Date of Offense:
71112013
Degree of Offense: Plea to Offense:
1ST DEGREE FELONY NOT GUILTY
Verdict of Jury: Findings on Deadly Weapon:
GUILTY YES, A FIREARM
Plea to 1'1 Enhancement Plea to 2nd EnhancementlHabitual
Paragraph: N/A Paragraph: N/A
Findings on 1"1 Enhancement Findings on 2nd
Paragraph: N/A EnhancementlHabitual Paragraph: N/A
Punished Assessed by: Date Sentence Imposed: Date Sentence to Commence:
JURY 6/2/2015 6/2/2015
Punishment and Place
of Confinement:
LIFE INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, TDCJ
THIS SENTENCE SHALL RUN CONCURRENTLY.
D SENTENCE OF CONFINEMENT SUSPENDED, DEFENDANT PLACED ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR N/A
Fine: Restitution: Restitution Payable to:
$N/A $N/A o VICTIM (see below) 0 AGENCY/AGENT (see below)
If Defendant is to serve sentence in TDCJ. enter incarceration periods in chronological order.
From 7/212013 to 8/8/2013 From to From to
Time From to From to From to
Credited:
If Defendant is to serve sentence 10 county jailor IS given credit toward fine and costs, enter days credited below.
N/A DAYS NOTES: N/A
All pertinent information, names and assessments iodicated above are incorporated ioto the language of the judgment below by reference.
This cause was called for trial in Llano County, Texas. The State appeared by her District Attorney.
Counsell Waiver of Counsel