Willis, Drake Lafayette, WR-77,246-10

Willis, Drake Lafayette

WR-77,246-10

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COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROM FINAL FELONY CONVICTION UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 11.07 INSTRUCTIONS

1. You must use the complete form, which begins on the following page, to me an

application for a writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from a final felony conviction under Article 11.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (This form is not for death penalty cases, probated sentences which have not been revoked, or misdemeanors.) 2. The clerk of the trial court in which you were convicted will make this form

available to you, on request, without charge. 3. You must file the entire writ application form, including those sections that do not

apply to you. If any pages are missing from the form, or if the form has been downloaded and the questions have been, renumbered or omitted, your entire application will be returned as non-compliant. If your application is returned as non-compliant, the clerk of the trial court wiD write a note of the defect on your application and return the form to you without filing it.

4. You must make a separate application on a separate form for each judgment of

conviction you seek relief from. Even if the judgments were entered in the same court on the same day, you must make a separate application for each one.

5. Answer every item that applies to you on the form. You may use additional pages

only if you need them for item 17, the facts supporting your ground for relief. Do not attach any additional pages for any other item 17.

6. You must include all grounds for relief on the application form as provided by the

instructions under item 17. You must also briefly summarize the facts of your claim on the application form as provided by the instructions under item 17.

7. Do not cite cases or other law in this application forrn. Do not make legal

arguments in this form. Legal citations and arguments may be made in a separate memorandum.

8. You must verify the application by signing either the Oath Before Notary Public or

the Inmate's Declaration, which are at the end of this form on pages 11 and 12. You may be prosecuted and convicted for aggravated perjury if you make any false statement of a material fact in this application.

9. When the application is fully completed, mail the original to the clerk of the

convicting district court. Keep a copy of the application for your records. 10. You must notify the clerk of the convicting district court Of any change in address

after you have filed your application. Revised: September I, 2011 ATC-11.07

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(The Clerk of the convicting court will fill this line in.) IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROM FINAL FELONY CONVICTION UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 11.07 9RAKE L~FA.Yern: \.lilLIS .NAME:

.DATE OF BIRTH: _.;..uir~J l.._YL......Jiu.l.,_ ..LI ...~...Q7L...3....____-,----------,--------- .PLACE OF CONFINEMENT: CDFF!E U\ UtJIT- 'fi}Cf-Cr 1\ .TDCJ-CID NUMBER: _,0._...15....__.__,7.~5' ._I 3 ..... 0'------- SID NUMBER:

(1) This application concerns (check all that apply):

D( a conviction ^[0] parole 1M a sentence ^[0] mandatory supervision ^[0] time credit ^[0] out-of-time appeal or petition for discretionary review (2) What district court entered the judgment of the conviction you want relief from?

(Include the court number and county.)

(3) What was the case number in the trial court?

( 4) What was the name of the trial judge?

THE f.IOtJ. I Rt. f. I< M.A f, N I ~ )

Tl-l7S !S A .!luPPLEM.EtJTAL APPLIC..~Tl.OJ\l rD 1"HE DQ!.&.IAJA.l A.PPU.CATt.OAl rtJ ll.tl1, APPL!..fAiiOI\1 *'=- WOR-.24D.1D-I(A), PE,j')IJIJ& :£1\1 THE TR.t~tL LD!JR.i At.JI\ FI.LE.•~ OtJ .1-11- il1 t1lYIUidtd DIJ .:l"t.JLY 13, .2.011.

Revised: September I, 2011 ATC-11.07 *14 (5) Were you represented by counsel? If yes, provide the attorney's name: ' (6) What was the date that the judgment was entered?

MAY 1 ,2009

(7) For what offense were you convicted and what was the sentence? If you were sentenced on more than one count of an indictment in the same court at

(8)

the same time, what counts were you convicted of and what was the sentence in each count? ·

(9) What was the plea you entered? (Check one.)

o guilty-open plea o guilty-plea bargain K not guilty o nolo contendere/no contest If you entered different pleas to counts in a multi-count indiCtment, please explain: (10) What kind of tria~ did you have?

\ o no jury o jury for guilt and punishment ~ jury for guilt, judge for punishment

(11) Did you testify at trial? If yes, at what phase of the trial did you testify?

Ye)- t;u:r t T IAINO l F:AIC E (12) Did you appeal from the judgment of conviction? o no

til yes Revised: September I, 2011 ATC-11.07

If you did appeal, answer the following questions:

(A) What court of appeals did you appeal to? ~!F1H •XL.srA:tC.r- ~AU A~ (B) What was the case number? ...~o.O£.i,5J....: .. :...JOL9:J...-~Ou.O.u)L..tl0l...:.7.L..--~C:..!J~..__ _______ _ (C) Were you represented by counsel on appeal? If yes, provide the attorney's name:

IKE l=IQ,J., bEBORAH J:A.Rt!J.S 5TA'IE BAA. l:t: D(oS43jOo (D) What was the decision and the date of the decision? fo.EF!A.M.E•}-b- .2~- 1() (13) Did you file a petition for discretionary review in the Court of Criminal Appeals?

o yes Ill no If you did _file a petition for discretionary review, answer the following questions: (A) What was the case number?

(B) What was the decision and the date of the decision? __ __ __ __ _ (14) Have you previously filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus under Article

11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure challenging this conviction? • yes A I:J. Ill o no

If you answered yes, answer the following questions: (A) What was the Court of Criminal Appeals' writ number?. _______ _ (B) What was the decision and the date of the decision? _jPuE;o.llr.JL:.•lul:.J!AoJJJC:z..:r ____ _ (C) Please identify the reason that the current claims were not presented and could not have been presented on your previous application.

THIS I& A SUPPI EM.EMIA.L APPliCATION T{) GAn E A,( AAhi: TOI\.IA.l ClA.INl.. nuE TD THE APPL:C.ftWI'S IMEtPERtiJJCE IiJ HE ~~r·\ /JOT RECobAJz.z.E -rHe C.tA:tt~t Rr:ztJ!3 PREjfAJfE,I rtJ na:s ~UPPLEM.E/\JTAL APPL'! C.AT ID,J.

Revised: September 1, 2011 ATC-11.07 *16 (15) Do you currently have any petition or appeal pending in any other state or federal

court?

)!( yes o no

If you answered yes, please provide the name of the court and the case number: If you are presenting a claim for time credit, have you exhausted your (16)

administrative remedies by presenting your claim to the time credit resolution system of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice? (This requirement applies to any final felony conviction, including state jail felonies) o yes o no

If you answered yes, answer the following questions: (A) What date did you present the claim? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (B) Did you receive a deCision and, if yes, what was the date of the decision? If you answered no, please explain why you have not submitted your claim: (17) Beginning on page 6, state concisely every legal ground for your claim that you are

being unlawfully restrained, and then briefly summarize the facts supporting each ground. You must present each ground on the form application and a brief summary ofthe facts. lfyour grounds and brief summary of the facts have not been presented on the form application, the Court will not consider your grounds.

Revised: September 1, 2011 ATC-11.07

If you have more than four grounds, use page 10 of the form, which you may copy as many times as needed to give you a separate page for each ground, with each ground numbered in sequence.

You may attach a memorandum of law to the form a·pplication if you want to present legal authorities, but the Court will not consider grounds for relief in a memorandum of hw that were not stated on the form application. If you are challenging the validity of your conviction, please include a summary of the facts pertaining to your offense and trial in your memorandum.

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3J a..+ pg~. !J.ll:J- .QoS L ~ec.tui5e ~Yldtee.t'lty wf.+h fL Ll-!fld by .io_~uo.l ;s, a l2.ss e.r ;(JtltJdeJ ofFea~e tlf ag9ravo . .--1-eJ ton+ti.t+ Dr fl'luth 1c t19

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Revised: September I, 20 II ATC-11.07 *19 GROUND TWO:

FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND TWO:

ATC-11.07 Revised: September I, 2011 *20 GROUND THREE:

FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND THREE:

Revised: September I, 2011 ATC~ll.07 *21 GROUND FOUR:

FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND FOUR:

Revised: September 1, 2011 ATC-11.07 *22 GROUND:

FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND:

WHEREFORE, APPLICANT PRAYS THAT THE COURT GRANT APPLICANT RELIEF TO WHICH HE MAY BE ENTITLED IN THIS PROCEEDING.

Revised: September I, 20 II ATC-11.07

VERIFICATION This application must be verified or it will be dismissed for non-compliance. For verification purposes, an applicant is a person filing the application on his or her own behalf. A petitioner is a person filing the application on behalf of an applicant, for example, an applicant's attorney. An inmate is a person who is in custody.

The inmate applicant must sign either the "Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notary public or the "Inmate's Declaration" without a notary public. If the inmate is represented by a licensed attorney, the attorney may sign the "Oath Before a Notary Public" as petitioner and then complete "Petitioner's Information." A non-inmate applicant must sign the "Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notary public unless he is represented by a licensed attorney, in which case the attorney may sign the verification as petitioner.

A non-inmate non-attorney petitioner must sign the "Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notary public and must also complete "Petitioner's Information." An inmate petitioner must sign either the "Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notary public or the "Inmate's Declaration" without a notary public and must also complete the appropriate "Petitioner's Information."

OATH BEFORE A NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF-----~

_ __ _ __ _ ___ _ ____ ,being duly sworn, under oath says: "I am the applicant I petitioner (circle one) in this action and know the contents of the above application for a writ of habeas corpus and, according to my belief, the facts stated in the application are true."

Signature of Applicant I Petitioner (circle one) DAY OF ___ _ , 20_ SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS

Signature of Notary Public Revised: September I, 20 II ATC-II.07 ..

VERIFICATION (Complete EITHER the "oath before a notary public" OR the "inmate's declaration.")

OATH BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF ___ ___ __ _

______ __ __ ,BEING FIRST DULY SWORN, UNDER OATH, SAYS: THAT HE/SHE IS THE APPLICANT IN THIS ACTION AND KNOWS THE CONTENT OF THE ABOVE APPLICATION AND ACCORDING TO APPLICANT'S BELIEF, THE FACTS STATED IN THE APPLICATION ARE TRUE.

Signature of Applicant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS __ DAY OF _______ _ Signature of Notary Public

INMATE'S DECLARATION I, OYlAI<E LAF'Alf€77£ ldZLII_5 , BEING PRESENTLY INCARCERATED IN Alll1£t.. so.tr! (JJ(IAI7cf , DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT, ACCORDING TO MY BELIEF, THE FACTS STATED IN THE APPLICATION ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. IJ.. -()8- .AOII

SIGNED ON

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Signature of Applicant Misc. Docket No. 06-103 Page 12 of 13 ATC 11.07 (Rev. 03-05-07) "

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*25 Signature of Attorney

Attorney Name: _____________ _

SBOT Number: ____________ _

Address:

Telephone:

Misc. Docket No. 06-103 Page 13 of 13 ATC 11.07 (Rev. 03-05-07) .

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Drake L. Willis ~ 1575130

Coffield Unit-TDCJ-CID

2661 FM 2054

Tennessee Colony, Texas

Zip 75884

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TBE J'US'l'ICES OF "l'HE COURT OF CRIMINAL AP.PEAtS

PoOo Box 12308, Capitol Station

P.O. Box l23CS

Austin, Texas 78711

RE: EXPARTE DRAKE L. WILLIES, from D~llas County:

Tri.el Court 'Writ No ... ·N-0&-24020-A

T.C. Cause No. FOS-~4020-T

LETTER MOTION REQUESTING LEAVE TO FILE A PETITION ~OR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS The Hon., t6uise Peaison, Clerk: the above numbered cause of action1 that I submitted a SUPPLE

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Would you please request that th~ Court make inquiry in~o the matter, or in the alternative grant leav~ to file a Petition .For A Writ Of Mandamus.

Sincer~ly cc:

The Hon., Gary Fitzsimmons, District Clerk

Frank Crowley Courts Building

133 No Riverside Blvd. LB 12

Dallas, Texas 75207-4313

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MAY 9,

.FROM: Drake L. Willis ~ 1575130

Coffield Unit-TDCJ-CID FM

Tennessee Colony, Texas

Zip 75884

TO:

THE JUSTICES OF

THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS P.o; Box 12308, Capitol Station

Austin, Texas 78711

RE: APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS IN.EXPARTE.DRAKEI WR-77,246-01

TRIAL CotJR'l' CAUSE NUMBER FOS-24020, I'N THE DISTRICT COURT OF DALLAS. COUNTY.

LETTER APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF MANDAMUS

'1'0 THE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT: Now Comes, DRAKE t. WILLIS, pro-se,- ®Relator" in the above numbered . and styled cause of action, and respectfully shows good cause for the issuance of a writ of mandamus. Hereinsupport Relator will show that on MARCH 21, 2012,-this Court in a written ORDER directed the Dallas County District Clerk (Respondent's Court's Clerk) in,ihe matter.oi:the ~p~ii~at{on for writ of-habea~ corpu~ · filed ·iri EXPAR'l'E DRAKE WR~77,246-:-01, to f.ile a response to Relator's;. applicat:iol}. for a writ of mandamus _wi __ thin 30 days_9f the_Court's ·, . . ; MARCH 21, 2012,_ Order.'_ More· than 30 days has elasped since the

Court's order, and ·Relator has not received notice that the Respondent Court's tlerk has complied with this Cou~t's March 21, 2012, order. Therefore Relator requests that the Court would issue a writ of mandamus to compell the Respondent Court to comply with the mandate of ARTICLE 11.07 V.A.c.c.P. (See Court's March 21, 2012 ORDER).

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(cc) TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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( THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION TO:. Willis, Drake DATE: September 10,2014

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UNIT: Coffield Unit FROM: TDCJ - Office of the General Counsel SUBJECT: Correspondence

This is in response to your recent letter to: Legal Affairs (Leonard Peck) Dated: ___ -"'S"'lep"'-'t""em"-'--"'be""r--"2,_, .=:2_,_0"-14,___ __ _ _ ___ Your correspondence received by this office relates to the above litigation and will be forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General representing the Agency. ::-:---:-::-:-Issues related to education should be directed to the Windham School Principal on the unit. Continuing Education issues should be sent ::-::::--:---.Your letter is being returned unanswered pursuant to TDCJ to the Windham School District, P.O. Box 40, Huntsville, TX 77342. Offender Orientation Handbook which states, in part, "You should always try to solve your problem with staff on your unit or facility before -:-:----:_Issues related to your commissary account, should be VQ!! submit your grievance. Always submit your original to the directed to: Local Funds, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342-0099. grievance investigator on your facility, and if you appeal a decision to Issues related to commissary purchases should be directed to the Unit Commissary Supervisor. · the next level, you must always submit your appeal with the original Step 1 to the grievance investigator on your facility." Resubmit your appeal to the grievance investigator on your unit. ...,.,----Issues related to your Inmate Trust Fund account should be directed to: E & R Programs, Inmate Trust Fund, P.O. Box 629, ::-:--:-----c:Every effort is being made to process grievances within the time Huntsville, Texas 77342-0629. limits outlined in the Offender Grievance Procedure. For information =---:-- Your request for Protective Custody/ Safekeeping/Unit regarding your grievances, you should contact: Offender Grievance Procedure, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099. Transfer, due to LIFE ENDANGERMENT has been received by this office, and was immediately forwarded to the appropriate staff for _ _ _ _ If you have a complaint or allegations to be made relating to immediate investigation and action on your behalf. staff misconduct (i.e., verbal harassment, acts of discrimination, etc.) they should be directed to the Unit Warden or designee. ____ Issues related to meals, sack lunches, special diet menus, etc., are not appropriate for handling by this office. Send an I-60 to the Food --:-:--:--If you have a complaint or allegations to be made relating to Service Manager so they may take immediate action regarding your issue. staff misconduct (i.e., excessive UOF; acts of retaliation;) or any If this proves to no avail, you may contact: Asst. Director of Food crime committed by offender/employee on State property they should Service, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342-0099. Requests for be directed to the unit Office of Inspector General investigator or contact religious meals should be sent to the Unit Chaplain. the Office of Inspector General, Investigations Division, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099. ___ -,-The unit physician is the primary care provider at the unit level and is responsible for the determination of medical treatments, -,----,-...,-Issues related to time calculations, sentencing, concurrent medical restrictions, and scheduling services. You should. attempt to time/stacked time, jail time, forfeited good conduct time, back-dated good resolve your problem on the unit level first by contacting the unit medical conduct time, class, promotion, etc., should be directed to the administrator, in writing, for assistance. Subsequently, if you are not in Classification Records Office, Time Section, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, agreement with his/her response you can write to the Patient Liaison Texas 77342-0099. Program, Health Services, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, TX 77342-0099.

____ The TDCJ-CID has policies and procedures in effect for X Issues related to legal assistance should be directed to State processing an offender:s request for an inter-facility transfer. You Counsel for Offenders, Legal Services Section, P.O. Box 40Q5, should contact the Unit Chief of Classification and/or Administrative Huntsville, TX 77342-4005. Law library issues, legal visits with other Segregation Committee so your request can be processed. The committee offenders, etc., should be addressed to Access to Courts at P.O. Box 99, will give careful consideration to the request, and appropriate action will Huntsville, TX 77342-0099. · be taken. The State Classification Committee makes the final decision. __ __ The information presented in your letter is inappropriate for handling by this office. Direct your correspondence to the appropriate court ---:-:-,-·AnY issue related to religious programs, services, holidays, or activities should be directed· through the Unit Chaplain or the TDCJ I state department I or agency responsible for reviewing your concerns. Chaplaincy Department, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099.

_ ___ Parole related issues should be directed to the Unit Institutional Parole Officer or contact 'the Board of Pardons & Paroles or ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Parole Division, 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd., P.O. Box 13401 Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711.

-----"X..__Public Information Act Section 552.028(a)(l), Texas Government Code provides: "A governmental body is not required to accept or comply with a request for information from an individual who is imprisoned or confined in a correctional faCility."

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INMATE REQUEST'TO OFFICIAL REASON FOR REQUEST: (Please chec~ on~)

PLEASE. ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION. THIS WILL SAVE TIME, GET YOUR REQUEST; TO THE PRQ~ER .PERSON, AND GET AN ANSWER TO YOU MORE QUICKLY . *34 ...... {.. .. :~~ - /

1. 0 . Unit· Assignment, Transfer (Chairman 5. 0 Visiting List (Asst. Director of ssification, Administration Building) · .iAdtffin'istration Building)

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will be forwarded to the State isciplinary Committee) 3. 0 Request for Promotio 7. 0 in Class or to Trusty Class Inmate Pris' Record (Request for copy of record, infor-

(Unit Warden- if aP.pr:. ved, will be forwarded to the Director mation o arole eligibility, discharge date, detainers-Unit TDCJ-QGC Adf!Jini ratiqn) of Classification) 8. · 0 Pe sonal Interview with a representative of an outside 4. Clemency- rdon, parole, earlyout-mandatO~WJ~iOJhl (Board o Pardons and Paroles, 8610 ShoiP'6fetM ~lvf:f.l agency (Tre{ltment Division, Administration Building) Austin exas 78757) HUNTSVILLE

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(Boa11 of Pardons and Paroles, 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd.· agency (Treatment Division, Administration Building) Au in, Texas 78757)

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•· INMATE REQUESTTO OFFICIAL

REASON FOR REQUEST: (Please check one)

PLEASE ABIDE·BY THE FOLLOWING CHANNELS OF COMMU ICATION. THIS WILL SAVE TIME, GET YOUR REQUEST TO THE ,...,~, PROPER. PERSON, AND GET AN ANSWER TO YOU MORE CKLY. , . ·:"-\.:\ .-;},-- ·-· . ,,.. 1. 0 Unit Assignment, Transfer (Chairman of Classit' 5. D Visiting tist-(Asst. Director of classificati l I

Administration Building) Building)

,i 2. 0 Restoration of Lost overtime (Unit W: en-if approved, it 6. 0 Parole reriv_Yrements and relat information (Unit Parole ,..,, will be forwarded to the State Disc· tt;~ary Committee) Counselor) .t • I

3. 0 Request for Promotion . Class or to Trusty Class 7. Inmate Prison Reco (Request for copy of record, infor (Unit Warden- if appro 'd, will be forwarded to the Director igibility, discharge date, detainers-Unit of Classification) · - · " ' ' :8: '"i:J Person

4. Clemenc ardon, parole, earlyout-mandatorysupervision .. Interview with a representative of an outside (Boali of Pardons and Paroles, 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd. age (Treatment Division, Administration Building) A in, Texas 78757)

TO: t),JI_T tllAIL P.o0A1 (M.Q) MD~)E:,0) ____ DATE: C)4~J.3-.2JJ!t/

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