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*1 PDR MOS.
RECEIVED! H COURT OFCRI^AtAP;:"-' SEP 21 2015 IK1 THE COURT OF osi Accsta, C!sr' CRIIAINAL AP9EMS OF TETXfcS
HOWARD MARTIN MARfllS, PETITION VS.
THE STATE OF TEY.AS PETITIONEES BOTTOM REQUESTING LEAVE FROfA T.fiXP. ROLE" (<V3MbM REQUIRIU6 ELEVEN GDPlES Of PETITION FDR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW NOS. i4--l4-003<*\-CR AaD K-\M-003^2-(LR It* TU£ COURT OF APPEALS for tue FOURTEENTH frlSTRICT OF TEKAS TRIAL CAUSfc UoS. \ZCR\8b3 AMD \tfCROl5sf IN TttE 2ilTW DISTRICT COURI OF GALVESTOU LOuvHTV, TEXAs HOWARD M. UMWttS, PFTITIOH'ER/foo SE FILED IN TbC3 'KlO. iq^fOM-ZZ COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS B\5 \2T" STREET SEP-23 23:5 HUNTSMIUE , TEWS 113W Abei AcostSi Clerk *2 TAftlE OF CONTENTS (page) Table of Contents 2 List of Par+ies 3.4 TRAP Rules 4 Petit/oner's Motion 5 Praye r 7 Cei4;f;c&le of
Service . _ . [8] )uiorn Declaration
LIST OF PARTIES PresidingTudqe honorable. Bret Criffin Appellant Koioacd MoucV\t\ VWris Appellee The State of Texas Aftamey F^f Appellant Ms. Stacey Valdez.
(Trial oniy) 111 W. Bay Area Blvd.,
Ste. Loo Haustor^Te/XAs 175<?8 Af+arne.y far Appellee Ms. Candice Fi
ce freeman Una! only) Mr. Paul Le^e uaWston Coavity Criminal Oistrvct Attorneys OfFice L06 5<fH Street, Sk lOOl Galveston, Texas 11551 Attorney Fof Appellant Mr. "Joel If Sennett
(Appeal only) Sears ( Bennett, LLP 1160 MASAParL^y, Ste. Houston, Texas 77458
LIST OF PARTIES (cant)
mtorney for Appellee Ms. KtLoecca. Klaren
(Appeal only) (Lalveston County Criminal District Attorneys Office
£>0O 59Trf Street SteTOOl Galv/esTon, Texas TRAP RULES Suspension of Ruks
T.R.fLP Rale 2 dumber of Copies to be TRAP. Rule %5(b)(»)
Filed in fhe Court oF Criminal Appeals 4-
PDR NOS, HOWARD M. HMlRlS IN THE COURT OF
(Fftitiohe^) CRIMINAL APPEALS VS. AUSTIN^ TEXAS THE STATE OF TEXAS
PETITIONER'S MOTION REQUESTING! LEAVE FROM TRAP RULE 9.3(b)(0 TtEQUIftlttG ELEVEH COPIES OF PETITION FQn DI5CRETIQMRY REVIEW TO THE I40NO&.ABLE COURT;
fViOW COKES, PETITIONER/PRO SE, l4ou;a(d M. Harris, in fbe. above captioned modrter, and respectfully requests this Court Fo Suspend T.R.ft.P. Rule. q.3(fl(0 requiring the filing of +he original ana eleven copies of any document addressed fo 4fe Court of Criminal Appeals, as provided, under TRAP ftuie 2 Suspension of Rules- rVHtioner for good Cause would 5hou> +be Court <ls Follows:
DPetiWonef uJaS cbarqed u)itk \\\& offenses of Aggravated beXaal AssauYt cu\d Aggravated kidnapping,
.Cause tfos. IZCRlBkS and IHCRQIS^ in fhe ZlZTrt
District Court'of Galveston County, Tenas.
2)Petitioner aooealed +he Convictions on both indicted offenses to fhe lHr District Court of *6 Appeals Houston Texas; Appeal Cause Mos. 14-14- 003^1- CR ' and 14T4-003<U-CR.
3)Petitioner's convictions uoere affwmed by fine 14T" District Court of, Appeals on August
1S~* 2015.
^Coutt appointed counsel for -rKe Petitioner filed a KAofion Foe fteWeiftq ui\V\ fhe 14™ District
Cov.<\ of Appeals on August IS1* 20i5.
5) (W(tinner's Motion for Rehearing uias, den\ed on Sepie/nher loTti 20i5 .
QPetitioner desires to fl\e a Petition For Discretionary Revieuo of fV\e Ciouct of fVp^e&ls decision u;ith the Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin,
Teias.
l)9etitioner u/ill no ionger be represented by
counsel, and tVvusly, Petitioner u)i\l be -filing fbe Petition for t)iscretionojry 'Revfeco pro se .
8.)Petitioner is incarcerated in tbe Texas DaparfmenT of Criminal "Justice without access
to a copying maobine.
^Petitioner is totally indigent and uiitbout financial means to purchase the required CopieS-
.. idlPetitioner i5 toi\t\oaf support from friends Or family u)bo miaht other uoibe purchase or make the Copies for him.
iiVTRAP. Rule 1 allouos tWf, 'orva party's motion or on its Ou)n iniatw/e an appellate. Court may-to expedite a decision or for other flood *7 :Cause - Suspend a rule's opperation in a particular case and order a different procedure"
In tbe alternative, to filing the original and e\even copiers of "Ibe Petition for Discretionary Hevieia, Petitioner respectfully requests the Court to allous the Petitioner to file only tbe original and One copy of the
Petition f^r Discretionary Revieu) in order tKat Petitioner may he able to continue in fbe Appeals process without Suffering from re strict tons caused by 'being incarcerated, being indigent, and noi having Drofessional legal counsel, and that the Pefif\oner may, theref^re^ more exoedioLntly file tbe leifrion for Discretionary "Review.
PRAYER WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner prays, "That having found good Cau.se, this Honorable Courf 'Will grant Petitioner's Motion Requesting Leave from TRAP. Rule q/3Cb)6) Re^ULiring Eleven Copies Of Pet'ftion for D.'-SeiretioncLry' ReVi'euJ.
Respectfully Submitted, Houkud Mcxcri-S *l44a4Z2
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify fhat on September \&Tri ZOI5, a true and correct copy of Petitioners Motion RequesVxng Leave From TRO Rule q.3-(bV0 Requiring Eleven Copies Of Petition Far Discretionary Review, to be filed, in the Court of Criminal Appeals has been foruddLtded by U.S. Ma.'.i, postage prepaid, firs^ class, to Attorney for State Rebecca. Klaren, in care of tbe Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office,-fit k60 5QTtt Street Suite, looi, GalvesW, Te*as 7755/, and to the State Prosecuting Attorney, PO Box I2406} Ausfin/Texas '787// on this fhe 18th day of September, 2U5I5. Iffef/nd/ier/ftc se)
(ftefrfioner/Pro se) SWORN DECLAttfrTXOtt I, Howard Harris, TDCJ Ho. 19464Z2, being presently incareerate.d in fbe HunWilta Unit of -Vbe Texas Depart- -ment of Criminal Tustice- Xnsti tafia naJ Di/ision in Walker LoanTyt Texas, verify and declare under penalty of perjury that fhe foregoing statements are frue and Correct. Executed on +W»s the l£TH d^y at Seolember, 26\S. / I) I
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