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*0 FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 8/18/2015 4:44:35 PM CATHY S. LUSK Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 12-15-00194-CR TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 8/18/2015 4:44:35 PM CATHY LUSK CLERK No. 12-15-00194-CR IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 12 DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER, TEXAS DAVID HAYES, Appellant v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the County Court at Law Henderson County, Texas *2

Comes Now Appellant David Hayes and makes this Appellant’s Motion Challenging Order

Sustaining Contest and would respectfully show the court as follows:

1. Appellant’s property (dogs) was seized by Henderson County pursuant to a warrant on

application by the County Animal Control Officer.

2. Appellant was given notice of a hearing on a cruelty issue regarding his dogs but no other

issue.

3. The Justice of the Peace did not conduct a cruelty hearing but rather conducted a

dangerous dog hearing presumably under Health and Safety Code Chapter 822.

4. Appellant appealed that decision to the County Court at Law; requested a jury trial on

appeal; paid the required jury fee; and obtained a jury setting.

5. Appellee objected to jury trial and the trial court sustained their objection and proceeded

with a bench trial.

6. At the conclusion of the bench trial, judgment was rendered for Appellee and this appeal

was initiated.

7. Appellant is indigent and the undersigned counsel is representing Appellant on appeal

pro bono. Appellant requested a copy of the reporter’s record and the clerk’s record from

the indigency hearing on August 18, 2015; By rule the record is due in the court of appeals within 3 days of the filing of this motion. Appellant filed an indigency affidavit and a motion for a free transcript and record on

appeal on July 30, 2015. *3 Appellee filed a contest to Appellant’s Indigency affidavit on or about August 3, 2015 and

the contest was sustained by order of the Trial Court dated August 13, 2015. Appellant request review of the order sustaining the contest, and for an order from the

Court of Appeals overruling the trial court order sustaining the contest.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, APPELLANT PRAYS FOR AN ORDER OF THIS COURT

OVERRULING THE TRIAL COURT’S ORDER SUSTAINING THE CONTEST of indigency in the trial

court; and ordering the preparation of a free transcript and clerk’s record of the proceedings

in the trail court, and for such other and further relief to which Appellant may show himself

justly entitled.

Respectfully Submitted, /s/ JAMES H. OWEN ________________________________ James H. Owen CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing motion has this 18 th day

of August, 2015 been served on counsel for appellee by facsimile transmission.

/S/ JAMES H. OWEN __________________________________