Dukes, Mark

~ -.. RECEIVED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS CauseNO. 20/~ Lf{ hDOOI/- DEC 08 2015 THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE DISTRICT COURT Abel ~Gosta, Clerk '· ?z.J.1_ JUDICIAL DISTRICT f}{q_ 1 t< ()u f<(!__5;. BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS RELEASE BECAUSE OF DELAY To·Cour/f o~··C(;lmfn~l tllf'~&- come now, f!JCtt/ {< {)?< /c::; <2$ · Petitioner in the above styled and numbered cause and files his Petition for Release Because of Delay and in support of said petition would show the Court the following: I. Petitioner is illegally confined in Bexar County Adult Detention Center,- in the custody of ~UG C!(/1 {J4 t!Aif/rpq(J , Sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, and has been so confined since the date of his arrest on the / 'IJ" day of II. ~ ~··· •, _ Petitioner is confined pursuant to criminal complaint number 26,&- (£CtJCJtJfl- filed in the S £7 Judicial District Court of Bexar Cminzy, Texas, charging Petitioner r ~ L ~TI-ft~«~ with the felony offense ofr;&.J f.J...~t=/1_~ £ /) l1t/(fJ a violation of Section 3 2_. I S1 of the Texas Penal/Health & Safety Code. III. Bond has been set in the amount of$ /Dr aJj . Petitioner has not been authorized to be released on personal bo~d lnd has been unable to post a surety bond in the · amount set. (~ IV. More than ninety (90) days have elapsed since the commencement of this criminal action against Petitioner and pursuant to Section 17.151 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Petitioner should be released from incarceration. Section 17.151 states in part, "A defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of an accusation against him must be released either on personal bond or by reducing the amount of bail required, if the state is not ready for trial of the criminal action for which he is being detained within: (1) 90 days from the commencement of his detention if he is accused of a felony." Therefore, no statutory grounds exist to prevent the release of Petitioner because of delay of trial. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendant prays a Writ of Habeas Corpus issue and have Petitioner brought before this Court instanter, to the end that he be released from confinement upon posting a personal bond, or that the amount of bond heretofore set be reduced to $ S 60 , which is an amount Petitioner can make. Respectfully submitted, Attorney for Petitioner Petitioner CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE l/ I, hereby certify that on this the 1Q day of 0 u<:lll}tet', 20/~ A true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Petition for Writ ofHabeas Corpus Because of Delay was transmitted to the office of the Bexar County District Attorney, Criminal Justice Center, 101 W. Nueva, San Antonio, Texas 78205 Petitioner ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF TEXAS * * * * * COUNTY OF BEXAR * * * * * B,efore me, th{)_eundersigned authority, on this ~~y per~onally appeared . /llJ9r;i ~uK0 , PetitiOner m the above and foregomg Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Release Because of Delay, who after being duly sworn stated that the facts contained therein are true and correct. Sworn to and signed on this the . 3D day of !llo 1-Pm ~ otary Pubhc