Dora Ahn v. State
Appeal No. 08-14-00082-CR
EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS EL PASO, TEXAS
August 24th, 2015
Office of the El Paso County PUBLIC DEFENDER
Chief Public Defender
August 24th, 2015
Ms. Denise Pacheco, Clerk
Eighth Court of Appeals
500 E. San Antonio, Room 1203
El Paso, Texas 79901
RE: Dora Ahn v. State
Appeal No. 08-14-00082-CR
Dear Ms. Pacheco:
Enclosed please find a letter from me addressed to Dora Ahn advising her of the Court‘s decision. I included a copy of Court‘s opinion. Also enclosed is a copy of the return receipt which we prepared to send the letter by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Sincerely,
Nicholas C. Vitolo
Appellate Section
Assistant Public Defender
Encls.
Dora Ahn v. State
Appeal No. 08-14-00082-CR
EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS EL PASO, TEXAS
August 24th, 2015
Trial Case No. 20110D00574
Chief Public Defender
August 24th, 2015
Ms. Dora Ahn
1324 Noble Path Pl. Path
El Paso, TX 79928-5273
RE: Appeal No. 08-14-00082-CR
Trial Case No. 20110D00574
Dear Ms. Ahn:
First, I would like to introduce myself. I am the new appeals attorney at the El Paso County Public Defender. Ms. Burnett recently retired.
The Eighth Court of Appeals has handed down their opinion in your case, but unfortunately, they affirmed the trial court‘s denial of habeas corpus relief (copy of opinion enclosed). What this means is that, if not challenged further, the State may prosecute you again in a second trial.
You have the right to file a motion for rehearing in the Court of Appeals. It has to be filed within 15 days of the day the opinion was handed down.
You also have the right to ask the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to review the decision of the Eighth Court of Appeals. It is called a Petition for Discretionary Review or PDR. Unfortunately, under Texas law our appointment ends with the Eighth Court‘s decision. Because of this, if you want to file a PDR, you will either have to file it yourself or hire an attorney to do it for you. You have 30 days to file the PDR from the date of the Court of Appeals’ opinion, or ask for an extension. The opinion was handed down August 19th, 2015. If you would like to ask for an extension to file, we can file it for you. Please let us know if that is the case.
If you choose not to file a PDR, or if you do and the Court of Criminal Appeals agrees with the Eighth Court, you will have a pending case in the 346th District Court. The Judge of that court will set a hearing for your case.
I wish you the best going forward. Please contact me for questions.
Sincerely,
Nicholas C. Vitolo
Appellate Section
enclosure
Dora Ahn v. State
Office of the El Paso County PUBLIC DEFENDER