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*1 This document contains some pages that are of poor quality at the time of imaging. DATE:MAY 21.2015
RE: MariON FOR LEAVE TO FILE WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND WRIT OF MANDAMUS IN TRIAL
r.AUSE N0.809892-B AND WR-5S.762-l0.
DEAR r.LERK,
CAN YOU PLEASE PILE TATS DOCUMENT AND PRESENT THEM TO THE COURT FOR THEIR
CONSIDRRATION.
ALSO I HAVE PLACED A STAMPED ENVELOPE WITH THIS T.EETER CAN YOU PLEASE'IN
FORM ME OF THE DATE YOU RECEIVED AND FILE SAID DQr.UMENTS-
C-C.F.
f J ,c;EPH NES [1] •' h 901768-r.ONNALLY UNIT RECEIVED IN ~~~99 FM 632
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS KENEDY,TX. 7Rll9 MAY 26
Abel Acosta, Clerk
TRIAL CAUSE N0.809892-B WR-55,762-10
JOSEPH BARNARD HINES, §
RELATOR
v. § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
CHRIS DANIEL,HARRIS COUNTY
DISTRICT CLERK, §
RESPONDENT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE ( S) OF SAID COURT: .
Comes.now.~OSEPH RARNARn HINES.Relator.in oro se.and files this
motion for leave to file writ of mandamus and.request for such
motion to be grante~ as Relator will show·as follows:
I-
Relator filed his aoolicat;on for writ of habeas corous on April
14.2014. Once the COfTRT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS reca;ued such appli
cation Relator filed a motion to hold in abeyance which was gran~J
by the c.c.A. on 9/30/14,but eight day later the c.c.A. dismissed
Relator's application with~ut written order.pursuant to TEX.CODR
CRIM.PROC~ART. ·ll.07.sec.4(a)-f~l on 10/08/14. Re~ator then filed
a motion to reconsider with the C.C.A- .whir.h was granted on 4-1-15
which granted Relator permission to supplement his application,~.
giving him a daedline of Mayl,2015. Relator filed his supple
ment! writ of habeas corpus grounds on APRTL 14.?015 with the dis.
trict court of harris county[l80th] .see.Ex-nr.~uPPLEMEN'T'AL WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS WITH MEMORANDUMl. Relator also since a letter to the
c.r.A. informing the clerk that such deadline had been met-Ree.
EX-B[Relator'S LETTER TO C.C.A.] • R~,lator notice that his leading
actual innocent ground was not placed into t·he supp 1 ementrll writ
and he immediately supplemented the supplemental writ the next
day on APRIL 15,2015,where he had ln nays left to file.see.EX-C
[THE SUPPLEMENT GROUND ']'() THE SfTPPT.EMRl\l'l'.lH. WRT'T' OF HARRAS CORPUS WJ'T'H MEMOR
ANDTTMl. Although Relator requested from the district clerk if its
office had received the applications he was provid~d with no re
sponse.see.Ex-DrRET.ATOR'S T.ETTER TO DIS'T'RTCT CT.RRKl. Relator contacted
the mailroom supervisor of his nni t rf'ONNAT.T.vl about the packages
he mailed out to the h~rris rounty district clerk on the dates
s~nted in the attached memorannums ann applications of writ of
haheas corpus' through the unit request form and h~ was instru
cten the packages were mailed out. see. EX-E r 1"()1\lNAT.T.V UNI'T' MATT.RnnM
REQUEST FORM 1 •
Thirtv-fiver35l day has pass since the filing of Relator's
supplemental applications has been filen and the State fail to
answer within 15 days,and the trial court failen to answer with~n
20 days,and the district clerk ha~ not forwarden the rerords ~o
the CJ'.A has it's duty instructs.'T'RXf'OliH•~ CRIM.PROC.ART- 11.07"5<=-c..
:H c ) -
Relator has exhausten his remedies nnd has no other adequate
remedy at law and the ac~ sought"to be comoellen·is mini~teri~l.
nor 'discretionary in nature. 'T' C-e:p art- 11 07 sec-3fc).
\
FRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE,Relator respectfully prays the Court grants his ~dt
ion for leave for writ of mandamus and compel Respondent to imme
diately transmit the supplemental applications for writ of haheas
corpus. memorannnm. and exh i hi t-.s.
executed on 5/22/15.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVTr.P.
!,JOSEPH BARNARD HINP.~.hereby cer~ify that a true and correct
coo~ of this motion for leave ~o file wri~ of mandamus with
app1.ication for wri 1;: of mr~ndam11.R was mailed b~ U.S- P S to~
THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF r.RTM~NAL APPEAL~ ~t P-O-BOX 12308.
CAPITOL ·STATION', AUSTIN, TP.X AS 7A71 1 ~ann ~o! PHRT s DANTP.T-HARRIS:
COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK at.p.o ROX 4n"ll .HOTTSTQN,TX.77210-4nSlon
5/22/15.
executen on 5/21./.15
---=~-...,EPH B. HINP.S #901768-CONNALLY'UNIT .8.99 FM 632 KP.NEDV.TX.· 78119 *5 TRIALR CAUSE N0.809892-B WR-55,762-10
JOSEPH BARNARD HINES.
RET.A'T'OR
v. ~ IN THE COURT 0~ r.RTMINAL APPRALS
CHRIS DANIEL/DISTRICT CLERK OF
HARRIS r.OflN'l'Y,
RR.~PONnF.NT
PROPOSR ORnRR
Qn this day,carne On tO be hearn thP foregoing Relator's motion for le;:me
to file writ of mandamus and it appears to the court that the same should be:
GRANTED
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the district clerk of harris county shall im
mediately transmit to the COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Documents fi!ed unner the
above cause a.R supplemental writ of habeas corpus.
SIGNED on this day of , 20-··- -. --------- -----
PRESIDING JUDGE *6 TRAIL CAUSE N0-809~92-B WR-">'),762-10 §
JOSEPH BARNARD HINES
RELATOR
"- § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
C.HRIS DANIEL.HARRIS C.OUNTY DISTRirT
CLERK. § RESPONDENT
ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE HONORABLE ,JUDGE ( S) OF SAID COURT OF .. CRIMINAL APPEALS~
Comes now,JOSEPH BARNARD HTNES, Relator- in pro se. in the above
styled and numbered cause of action and files this oriainal ann
lication for writ of mandamus pursuant to article 11.07 ~ection 3
(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procenure.and would show the
court the followina:
I .
Relator is an offender incarcerated in the TEYAS-DEPARTMENT OF
CRIMINAL JTTSTICE.-WHO CAN BE LOCATED ~T R99 FM 632,KENRDY,TX-78llQ
TI.
Relator haR exhausted his re~edies ann has no other aneauate
remedv at law and the a~t souaht to be compelled is ministerial
not discretionary in nature. T-C.C.P- art- ll.07sec-3(c) requires
Resnondent to immeniatelv transmit to the COURT OF CRIMINAL APP
EALS a coov of the aoplication for writ of habeas coronR.anv ans
wer filed.and a certificate recitina the date 1100n which that
findina was made,if the convictina court decides that there are
no isRues to be resolved.
Relator contends that he filed his aonlication for writ of ha
be~s corous on APRIL 14.?014. Once the rOURT OF CRIMINAL APPRALS
[C-C-A. 1 received such aoplication Relator filed a motion to holn
in abevance which was oranted by the c.c.A on 9-":l0-14,bnt eiqht
days later the C.C.A dismissed Relator's appli~ation without
written order.oursuant to TEX.CODE CRIM-PROC.ART.ll 07,sec-4
(a)(c) on 10-8-14- Relator then·filed a motion to reconsider
with the C.C.A- which was granted·on 4-1-15-which qranted Relator
permiRsion to supplement his application,qivinq him a deadline of
MAY 1,201S. Relator filed his supplemental~writ of habeas corpus
grounds on APRIL 1412015 with the district court of harris county
[ l80th] • see [1] EX-A fSUPPLEMENTAL WRIT OF HABEAS CQRPUS WITH MEMORANDUM].
Relator also sent a letter to the c.c.A. informinq the clerk tha~
such deadline had been met.see.Ex-srHELATOR'S LETTER TO c.c.A. t Re
lator notice that his leadinq actual innocent ground was not
placed into the supnlemental writ and he immediately suoplemented
the supplemental writ of habeas corous the next dav o'n; ~APRIL 151 ··;' . "• 2015.where he had 16 days left to file.see,EX-C[ THE SUPPLEMENT·· ::,-·
GROUND TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL WRIT. OF HABEAS CORPUS. WITH MEMORANDUM 1 • A 1 tho-'-
uqh .Relator requested ·from the district clerk if it's office had
received the supplemental application.he was provided with no
resoonse. see [1] EX-n r RELATOR'S LETTER TO DISTRTC"T CLERK] • Relator con
tacted the mailroom supervisor of his unit[CONNALLYlabout the
packaqes he mailed out to the.harris countV district clerk on the
dates stated in the application for writ of habeas cornus' and
memorandums'fSUPP~EMENTAL'S] throuqh the unit ~equest form and he
was informed the packa~es·were mailed out.see,EX-F.[CONNALYUNIT
MAILW'OM REOIJEST FORM].
Thirty-five[35l days has·pass since the filino of·Relator's supplemental
appl i r.ations has been·. filed and the State failed to answer within 15 davs, and
the trial court failed to answer within 29 days1and the district clerk has not
forwarded the records to the C.C~A-· has it's duty instructs.TEX CODE CRIM.
PROC.ART. 11.07 Rec.3( c).
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHF.REFORE.Relator resoectfully pravs the Court qrants his motion for le~ve
for writ of mandamus and· compel .Respondent to immediately transmit the supple
mental applications for writ of habeas corpus,memorandums,and exhibits.
executed on 5-22~15.
.TOSEPH
CONNALLY'UNIT 899 F'M 632 *8 .·.·:~·<-.
CERTTFICATE OF SERVICE !,JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,HEREBY r.ERTIFY THAT THIS OR!h!NAL APPLICATION OF WRIT
OF MANDAMTTS WITH ALL EXHTBITS MENTION WAS MAILED BY US.P.S- TO:THR CLERK OF
THE COURT OF CRIMIN~L APPE~LS at-p.O.BOX 12308·CAPITOL STATTON,AUSTIN,TX-
787ll.and the same was mailed by U.S.P.S- TO:CHRIS 'oANIEL-HARRIS COUNTY DIS-'
TRir.T CLERK AT-P.O~BOX 4t;5LHOTTSTON,TX. 77?.10-4651 on 5-22:...:.15~
executed on 5-21~15.
HINES#901768 CONNALLY UNIT 899 FM 632 KENEnY,TX. 78119 *9 TRIAL CAUSE ~0-809892-B WR-"i5,762-10
AFFIDAVIT
!,JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,SWEAR UNDER OATH THAT THF. FACTS AND ALLF.GATIONS IN
THE ABOVE APPLICATIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE TRUE AN
UNSWORN DECLARATION
I.JOSEPR BARNARD HINES;IS PRESENTLY INCARCERATEn IN T.D.C.J.-TD
AT THE CONNALLY UNIT, AND SWEAR UNDER THE PENALTY OF PER.TURY THAT THIS STATEMENT'
IS TRTTE AND CORRECT-
TRIAL CAIJSE N0~809892-B WR-5S.762-l0 §
JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,
RELATOR
v. § IN ~HE COURT OF CRTMINAL APPEALS
r.HRIS DANIEL.DISTRICT CLERK OF
HARRIS COTTNTY, §
RESPONDENT
PROPOSE ORDER
On this dav.came on to be heard the'foreaoino Relator's orioinal aoolication
of writ of mandamus and it appears to the r.ourt that the same should be~
GRANTED
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED,that 'the district clerk shall. immediately transmit
to the court of criminal apneals the supplemental applir.ations for writ of
habeas corpus,memorandums,andexhihits filed in the above cause-
SIGNED ON THIS DAY OP ,20 ----- -------------
PRESIDING JUDGE ( *11 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICATION FOR A \VRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROM FINAL FELONY CONVJCTION UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 11.07 INSTRl1CTIONS
L You must usc the complete form, which begins on the following page, to file an
.application for a wdt of habeas coqms seeking t~clief from a final felony conviction under Article 1 1.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (This form is not for death penalty cases, probated.sentenccs which have not been revoked, or misdemeanors.) 2. The district clerk of the county in which yQu wer·e convicted will make this form
available to you, on request, without chat·ge.
3. You must file the entire writ application fonu, including those ~ect:ions that do not
apply to you. If any pages are missing from the fonn, or if the questions have been renumbe1·ed or omitted, );our entire application may be dismissed as non-compliant. 4. Vou must make a separate application on a separate fonn fm· each _judgment of
conviction you seek relief from. Even if the judgments were entered in the same court on the same day, you must malH:', a separate application for each one. 5. Answer e\et·y item that applies (o you on the form. Do not attach any additional
pages for any item. You must include all grounds for relief on the applicatioJi form as pt·ovided by the
6.
instmctions unde:· item 17. You must also briefly summarize the facts of your claim on the applicatioiiform as pmvided by the instmctions under item 17. Each ground shall begin oi:'t ~t new page! and the recitation of the facts suppot~ting the gt·ound shall be no hmg(•r than the rwo pages provided for the claim in the fonn.
7. Legal citations and arguments ma:--· be made in a separate memorandum that
complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Pn~cedure 73 and does not exceed 15,000 words if computer-genera:ted or 50 pages if not.
8. You must verify the applic.ation hy signing either the Oath Belorc 'iotary Public or
the Inmate's Dtc!aratiori, whiCh arc at £he end of this form on pages 11 and 12. You may be .prosecuted and convicted fm· aggravated pcrjur·y if you make any false statement of a material fact in this application.
9. '\Vhen the applica1ion is fully completed, mail the original to the district cler·k of the
county of conviction. Keep a copy of the application for youT records. .
·~ ~ .:ou must notify the distJ·ict dct"k of the county.~ of eom·iction Many change in r L
address after~ ou have filed your application. -
Rev. Ol/14/P *12 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICA TlON FOR A WRH OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROl\l FINAL FELONY CONVLCTION UNDER COHE OF CRl!\liNAL PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 11.07 NAME: -J"o-..::~"'.t;,'"t:f'r.:n;r---,Bt;'t"ix:t-=:-.,_-ri'.'JH'Ar.R 71 l:T) --e:ra-Tf'-NNHf.i-<~ .s~-------------------
DATE OF BIRTH: i'iARCH 36,1981
PLACE OF CONHNEl'viENT: TEXAS DEPAR'!'ME;N~t' ot C?..J.i•J!l'!f\!_, ·JUbJ.'lCt:.
TDC.J-CJD NUMBER: ---!:S~·Ot:±l:-f-:'>o€9~. - - - - SID NUMBER : - - - - - - - - - This application concerns (check all that apply}:
(l)
C . a conviction 0 parole ){
~P a sentence 0 mandatory supc1·vision ••
· u time <:Tcdit 0 out-of-time appeal or petition for
discrctionarv n:vicw (2} What district com"t entered the judgme.nt of the conviction you want rclieffrom?
(inciude the court number and coumy.)
180th DlSTRlC'l' CvtJH.'l' o:· HARRiS COUN'rY
· (J) \Yhat was the case number in the trial court? ·, ,.
(4} Wlwt \\'as tbc name ofthe tr·ial judge'? DE'PrUE r·!.. S'fRICKLIN
THIS IS A 3UP.PI.El'fiEN'l'AL APPLICA'l'ION 1'~'.) THE ABOVE CASE NUHBER AP.PHDVE BY. 'J..'Bt:
EfJ:l:'ciivc: .l;muarv l, ')014
Rc\. 01!14/J4 *13 . ·,
(5) Were: you represented by counsel"? lfyes, provide the attorney's name:
CHARLES A~ BRa--JN (6) What was the date that the judgment was entered'?
OC1~RB~~ 29,1999 (7) For what offense we1·e you convicted and what was the sentence?
AGGRAVA1'ED SE:..'WAL ASSAUL'r/ LIFE (S} If you \\'ere sentenced on more than one count of an indictment in the sanie court at
the same time, what. c.onnts were you con·vided of.and what was the sentence in each count?
(9) What was the plt~a you entered? (Check one.)
D guilty-op'-'n plea 0 guilty-plea bargain e5 not guilty C nolo coltlelldere!no conte.st lf you entered different pleas to counts in a multi-count indictment, please explain: Bt·l/A
(HI) What kind of trial did you have'!
0 no .iury tJ jun· for guilt and punishment C jurl' fot· guilt, judge fot· punishment Rev. 01/14!14 *14 r· '.' (ll) Did you testify at t.-ial<? If yes, at what phase of the trial did you testify'?
i\10 (12) Did you appeal from the judginent of convietio,n·?
~ yes 0 no
If you did appeal, answer the following questions:
(A) What com't of appeals did you appeal to? 14'ch cou::t of app~al.s 14-99-01384-CR (B) What was tht' case number?
(C) Were you represented by counsel on appeal? If yes, provide the attorney's name:
Ciw<LE.S A. BROI.VN (D) What was the decision and the date of the decision'?
(13) Did you file a petition for discretionat·y revie•v in the Court of Criminal Appeals?
0 no lfyou did file a petition for discretionary rc.vicw, answer th~ following questions: (A) What was the case number? UN-KNChvi~
(B) What was the decision and the date ofthe decision'?
0 4) Have you previously filed an applicatioi1 for a wdt of habeas corpus under A1·ticle
11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure challenging this c(Jtlt'idiOii? 'b yes [J no
lf you ans\vcrcd yes, answer the following questions: (A) \Vhat was the Court of Criminal Appeals' writ number? 55,762-05 Rev. Olil4il4 '.~· . ~ " . .~ .
·~' . (B) What was the deC-ision a~1d the dat:c of the decision? DENIED w...::UU:U· WRL'.l.'JfN Cl~/8-2..~ (C) l [1] lease identify the reason that the current claims were not presented and could not have been presented on your previous application.
TF..E . CURRI:~N'l' CLAIMS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN REASONABLEY FORMULATED BECAUSE THE LEGAL BASIS OF A £1'INAf, DECISION OF A COOR'J' OF' APPE;f,LATE JfJRISOJ.C'l'lON O.f 'l'HIS S'l'ATE HAD NO'I BE£L\J lSSUE:D.MOON V. S'l'ATE,410 S.\IJ~3d 36G(TEX.Ai?P.HOU. [1st dist. )2013;af:t'd S.i•J. 3d , 2014 'l'EX. CtUl>l.APP.LEXIS 1918,2014 WL 6997 366. Also, by tne pr~pond~r~mce of the evidence, but fer the: vivlativi) of a cons!·itiltlon?l r-i.gbt r·o .i;aticnf;ll juro:r· could hav.:J found Apjplicant guilty beyond a ~:easonable doubt where jurisdiction is lacking,in the district court, and fm:· the prinq)lHs s~t our. in GR.J~.HA!Vl V. F10fUDA, 130 S.Ct~,I70 L.Ed.2d 825t2010 U6 Lr,XIS 831 & t<O?t:R V. Bli'h"11... [1] NS,~43 US E\1;'1 12'>- ., . • 11A4 161 •· l"r'L ?d 1 · (15) I10'1'0tt·ctu'Tc'nfty nave:-an) pctition"tfr ~lppcal pending in any other state or federal
court? 0 no
1.0 yes [f you ans·wercd yes, ph.'.asc provide the name of the court and the case i:mmbm·: 'l'BE \'!RI'I' OF !iABEAS COR.PGS IN '.L'BIS vvH-55, 762-10/Tk. lli0~<109892-l:l .!S S'l'ILL
PE!.~DJ.l\l~ WJ:'i.l.Lt; UHci ;:,uPPL.b1>'iC:N'J.' 18 ot::J.N0 !.'' J.LI::U.
(J 6) If you are presenting a claim for time tTcdit, have you exhausted your
administrati\'e remedies by presenting your claim to the time credit resolution system ofthc Texas Department of Criminal Justice? (This rcqttirement applies to any final felony conviction. including st~He jail felonies) 0 yes C no " .. ,
If you answered yes, ariswct· the following qut~stions:
. . ·~. (A) \Vhat date did you present the daim'!
(B) Did you receive a decision and. if yes, what was the date of the decision'? W/7~·-------------------------------------------------------------- If you answet·<'d no, please explain why you have nol submitted your claim: N/A
F<.e.v. 0 I/ 1 4: ~ .. ~ *16 (17} Beginning on page 6, state cmu.:ise(r e.very legal. ground. for your dailil that you arc
being unlawfully restrained, and then bric11y summariz'~ the facts supporting each ground. You must present each ground on the fotm application and a hdef summary of the facts. lfyourgrounds and briefsummary ofthefacts ltave not been presented on t!reform applicatio11, the Court will not consider your grounds. If you have more than four gt~ounds, use pages 14 and 15 ofthe form, which ·you may copy as many times as needed to give you a separate page for each ground, with each gwund numben~d in sequence. The z·ccitation of the facts supporting each ground must be no longer than the two pages provided for the ground in the form. ·vou may include with the forma memm·andum of law if you want to present legal authorities, but the Court will not coriside1· grounds for relief set out in a memorandum of law that were not raised on the form. The citations and argument inust he in a memorandum that complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73 and does not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated or 50 pages if not. If you arc challenging the validity of your c.onviction, please include a summary ofthe fads pertaining to your offense and trial in your menwrandum.
Rev. 0 1 /14/ 14 *17 THE JUVENILE COURT ABUSED IT'S DISCRETIONAIN WAIVING IT'S JURIS GROUND ONE: DICTlO!·l lN 'l'l{ANSf'£Ril'.ltil AP.i?LJ:CAN'l' '£0 A CR!NINAL DISTRIC1' COUR'l', THEREFORE THE
CRIMINAL DISTRIC COUR'l' LACKED JURISDICI'ION OVER APPLICk"'JT WHERE 'l'HE TRANSFER
ORDER &<".ADt.: i.\10 eiNDIL"'t',;S AOOU'l' 'l'HE SPECH'ICS OF THE ALLJ::GEO O.f~'ENSE AND ca:RCL!l-l
STANC£3.
FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND ONE:
THE .JUVENILE COUR'l' TR!'.NSi"ER ORDER DOES ~JOT CO!'::'l'AIN SPECIFICS E'INDJ.NGS OF 'l'HE
COUR'l' IN IT [1] S RBASONS FOR TRANSFP.R OF -~PLICANTbsoo,EX-DtORDER v1A1VING JUR -;;.
ISDlC"l'ION,ALSO,SUPPLEMENTAL EX-A}. 'l'HE ONL'l REASON STATED FOR 'l'RA.NSE'ER OI:'"
APPLICANT IS 'I'f.lE O~P.E:NSE ALi..r-:Gf::D ~VAS A SERIC>US ONE,AND THE OFFENSE WAS AG-
. · AINST A PERSUN.sae,EX-·D(ORbER WAIVING -JURISDIC1'ION,ALSO EX-A-SUJ?PLE!"l&\l1'AL] ~ \
SEE ALSO A'l"l'ACHI~D MEMOH!\!1DUJYJ OF Li\vv. ALSO, 'I' HE TRANSFER ORDER IN QUES'l'ION lS
ON FILE ~JII'i:l 'l'HE COURT OF CRH1INAL Af'PEAL::i Ui\IULK V'JR-!)5, 762-05.
Rev. 0 iii 4: l .:.; *18 -··-·-·---········--···~----·----------------- ,,
GROUND TWO; APPLICANT'S EIGH'l'H AND FOUR'.I'EEN'.I'H N-1ENDMEN'1' RIGHTS WAS VlOLA'.PBD
DURING 'fEE SEN'.I'ENClNG S'l'AGE: OF TRIAL, DUE •ro 'l'HE DISTRICT ATTORNE:Y' S JUDG!"JEN'l'
MADE: 'f.~T THE OUT-SET TilNr HE ~·:ILI, l-JEVER BE FIT 'l'O RE-ENTER SOCIE'rY.
FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND TWO:'!'HE DISTRICT A1"l'ORNEY i1JADE 'l'HB JiJDGNEN'l' A'£
t''''' THE OUT SET Ti1AT Ai?PLlCANT \·IOULD NI::VE..:=t BE FIT 1'0 P£-EN'rBR SOCIE'i'Y DURING '.f'IJE;
SENTENCING S'l'AGE; BY INE'ORf>tiNG THE JURY. THAT APPLICANT COULD NO'r BE FIX, REHAB-
ILJ.T.i-\TED, HE WOU.i..D NEVER BE RIGHT, Al'\JiJ '1'0 DldW::!GUAi<JJ tliS AG~ ,"/rl.t:!!:4 CuNCc;.'{NlNG Sili\1""
tenc:i£!~·see,~x-c [TR~ c.e.R. vol.8,pagas 17-19] .'. '·
&-A Rev. 0 i f!c~ ! -l : .... - *20 <)
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Rev. 0!!14!!4 *21 GROUND THREE:
FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND THREE:
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ex-A
GROUND FOUR:
FACTS SOPPORTING GROCND FOUR:
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Rev. (llft.J;l .~ • ' 1 "i . • ~ *25 GROUND:
FACTSSUPPORTING GROUND:
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WHEREFORE. APPLICANT PRAYS THAT THE COURT GRANT APPLICANT
REUEF TO WHICH HE MAY BE ENTITLED IN THIS PROCEEDING. VERIFICATION This application must be verified or it wiH be dismissed for non-compiiancc. For
verification purposes, an applicant Is a person filing1he npp!icarion on his or her own behalf. A
petitioner is a person filing the application on behalf of an applicanr, for example, an applicant's
anomcy. An inmate is a person who is in custody.
The inmmc applicant must sign cirhcr the ''Oath Before a Notary Public'' bc.f(m~ a notary pub!ic or 1bc "[nmate's Declaration" without a notary public. lft.hc inmate is represented
by a licensed attorney, the attorney may sign the ''Oath Before a Norary Puhiic" as petitioner and
rhcn complete "Pctirioncr's Information.'' A non-inmate applicant must sign the "Oath Bctbre a
Notary Public" before a notary public unless he is represented by a licensed aitomey, in which
case the attorney may sign the verification as petitioner.
A non-inmate non-attomcy petitioner must sign the "Oath Before a Notary Public" hefnre a notary public and must also complete ''Petitioner's Infonmnion." An inmarc petitioner
must sign either ihc "Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notarypublic or the ''Inmate's
Dcclannion·· , .. ,ithout a notary public and must also complete the appropriate ''Peririoner's
1n1(mnalion. ··
OATH BEFORE A NOTARY PUBLIC
s·rA TE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
----·--·---·----·--····-···--·----·- , being duly sworn.. under oath says: ·'I am the applicant! petitioner (circle one) in this action and know the contents of the above
application fiir a wrir of habeas corpus and, according to my bdieC the facts stated in the
applicanon nrc true.''
Signature of .Applicant! Petitioner (circle one) SUBSCRJBED AND S\VORN TO BEFORE ME THIS DAY OF . 20
Signature of Notary Public i6
PETITIONER'S INFORM:\ TION
Petitioner's printed name: _________________ _ State bar number, if applicable:------------ Address:
;
· -·Telephone: _____________________________________________ _
Fax:
lNMA TE'S DECLARATlON ',;
T J, ___ _ -----------·-··--·-···-·------------··········---'~1m the applicant /petitioner (circle one) and ,JOSEPH &>Jlli£->..G;D HINES being: presently incarccnncd in . declare under penalty of
1li"JI.S IE?JlR.i.r.tiw- Ck_,--C"i:mrt1'LAL JL.BtlCl' perjury that according tn my belief. the facrs stated in the above application arc true and correct.
··,· ______ ,20 Signed on---,-=,--,-.,- 15 .AfHIL l3 .. ! . .. r.· Rev_ 01/l4/P ex-A
PETITIONER'S INFORMA TlON
Petitioner's printed name:
Address: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Telephone:
Fax: . _ __ _ ;20 __
Signed on -------~- Signature of Petitioner Rev. Ol/14/14 '. •;
IN THE C..'O!JRT GF CfUNIN..I'\L APPEALS OF TEXAS. §
E;X Pi\RJ.'c §
JOSEPH BAKNARD HINES, TRIAL CAUSE N0.809,892-B APPLICANT § WR-55,762-10 SUPPLEMENTED M8MORANDUM OF.' LAvJ AND· ARGUMBNT IN SUPPORT OF
SECOND APPLICATION FOR WRIT Of HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF,PORSUAN~
·TO T.C.C.P. ARTICLE 11.07§ 4(a)(l)(b)AND (a)(2).
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF SAID COURT:
NOW COMES,JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,Applieant,in pro se,seeking ha~
oeas corpus relief pureu.~nt to T.c.c .. p. AR'l'. 11 .. 07 § 4(a)(l)(b)W
and {a) (2).
Aplicant submits that he is baing illegally confined in that
his conviction is in violation of law of both the Unit~d States
and Texas Con.atitutions:·Where Applicant is baing d~prived of hia
dua process rights guaranteed by the 14th amendment of the United
States Constitution.
Applicant was granted permission by the Court of Criminal App
eal~ to supplement his second 11.07 writ of nabeas corpus in 'the
above writ and trial cause numbers. .l'! ";! .t ··-~; ... I J. / l !'' ·'(. 'c· .-· X .' I ·:---·'·- !.-_,..... I -·······! ,r. ! . t / r , :. ~ .. · : UJ PRO SE
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GROUND ONE ALSO:
EX-i)
EX-F-. ( Oi~u;;.;.R AJ.L':.: [1] !I;r:: ,;-;_;~~rsD:<:1'1:1~~j Wai.a o.t:ci~!t· lc; .:tl-..o Cii c··~eocd ~Lien t:t<:' Court •
of Cr.iminC~l Ap~~l::t in ~·;R-5!i, 76.1.-05,
BX-B [ or~ET.'". r::..~!. ·rfi8 CC'O!~·:i' t)L·' !:L,l.l·llt~-~L .~Pf?E~~:~ L;~ GR~~\t~·.L'I.~((; ~P.P:~.c~\Ft~J .• '):C· ;~- I~E . ..J~.i~..:·-~
P.LJ:.:F;&-..;'l'AL ~.i:U'l' OE~ l:iA~EAS CCP...t"fJ.3) .· .. · ...
'· ·, / •· ,. · ... ·~ II. ···:; .. ·<:.· .· .. ·-. ', *32 GROUNDS FOR RBLII!;F PRES~'I'ED ll'4 S.t;l.'ONIJ SUi?PLEr>tciNTAL WRll' OP HABEAS CORPUS.
GROu.i:..,1i vi-ill :L'hi.; JUVENILE. OOUR'.l' ~ L:1' [1] S DlSCR£'.UON IN ABUSW WAIVING IT S [1] JURIS- DICTION AND APPLICAN'.f 'L'~SE'BRRING 'l'O A CitlMINAL DIS'l.'RJ.:C'l' COU.K'l'; THE:ru::f"'RE ... '
Tar:; CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT LACKED JURl~DlC.".l'lON OVER APPLICANT WHERE THE TRA
NSFER ORDER MADE NO FINDINGS ABOU'l' THE SPt;C!FICS OF 'l'HE ALLEGED :JFL?ENSE AND
GRCCliND T'wO: A.t'PLICAI.\4'£ 'S E.tGHTaf AND FOU.Rl'EEN'l'il AM&'IDMBN'l' RlGli'l'S :WAS VIOLATED
OUi.Ui~G 'l'nE .SENTEi:~CING S'l'AGS OF '!'RIAL, DUE TO THE DISTRICT A'l"l'OONEY [1] S JUDGMENT
MADE A'l' ·J:HE 0U'l·-SEI' TdAT riE WILL NEVEH BE E'Il' 'lU RE-EN'l'BR SOCIETY.
III.
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PROCEDURAL li.i.S'IOH.Y
Applicant was arrested at the age of (16) sixteen and charged
as ajuven~le wi~b the offense in qu•stion. The scate filed a pet- l
iti~n ~euking the waiver of jurisdi~tion·~f the 313th juv~nila
diut:: l.Ct court. see, EX- D [PETITION ] • A c·~:x:-tifledt.loo hwar.l.l&g waa nald
wher~ the juveniJ.a court granted the State.!) petition and .ioaued a Oi:~ waiv- · ·
ing J~.:n:.isdiction •. 9ae,EX-f) [ORDER WAIV"IOO JURISDICTION;SEE ALSO API?L.LCAI.'-l'.I''i
ADDITIONAL A'l"rACH COP.Y AT EX-A].
Applicant w~s tcan~ferr&d to the l80th district court for c~im
ir.al proceedi"lgs t where na plea. not guilty and proce&d to jury .
trial. Tna jury found hlm guilty and 6~n~ence him to life in the
Texa.'3 Department of Cr icuincd .. Justl.c:~ ~ystem. aee, EX- S [ JU])3MENT &
SEN'l'Ei.'l~f~ J •
.!\pplicant filed a noi;.it:.:= ~:.if ~ppe.:::.l through counael ,which was -
affi~med hy cne l4ch Court of Appaal& iANO appeal to the ord~r
waiving JUrisdiccion was ~ak~n wh~re Applicant waa not inforilled
ov C(?rti.t:J.cation counse.i,oc t.rial coun.:sel.~~a,EX··l· [AE'FIW-WI'l' BY
AP!?LICAN'l'], or O'J t.he juvenile court of the right. t·J ap£)cal.a<i:e,
EX- ·t) [O({l>ER t"IAIVI~...; JURISDIC''l'ION;ALSO SUPPLEMENTAL EX-A].
Applicant chen filed his original 11.07 writ of habeas corpus
,Hhich was denied without writt.an ordar~ Applicant th•an filed 1M
his second 11.07 writ of habeas corpua,which is still pending i~
tne court of Criminal Appeals,and h• was granted permission to
supplement said habeas corpus within 30 days.aee,EX-B[COURT OF
CRIMINAL APPEALS ORDER) • · IV . '~. . :~. . . .
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11.07 SECTION 4 STA~£MENT:
Applican~ ~ow supp~ement nis section 4 ataeement pursuant to
arLtcle ll.07§4(a){l)(b) and (a)(2}. Because the current claima
ha£ not b?gn and could not have been reasonaoly formulated on the
data of ~ha filing of his original .haDaa~ ~orpua,because the leg~
basis of tho claim[ standard for r.aview] waa not recognied by and co
uld not hav~ b~en reaso~nbly formulaced from a final decision ·Of
a cour~ of App~ll3~2t J~riodicticn of chis State on or before the
til.i.ng oi hi . .:; or.:i.gine:11 ~~bea~ corpus.sea,MOON v. S'l'ATE, .. ao s.w.
3d 366(~rEXn APP~-HOUSTON[lst dist.J2013: Alflf [1] 1l_S.W. 3d_,2014
TEX. CRIM. APP. LEXIS 1918,2014 WL 6997366.].
Also,tiy che preponderance of tho evidence,but tor the violation
of Applicant's du~ process righLa of &he Uniced Stat~s Conacituc
icn no r.~-:ional jc1ro.!'" cr.-:Ji.ci n.::v.a £oun.S him guilty where· the crim
inal dis~r~ct court ~ackad jurisdiotion~aad ~he princ~J.es set out
in GRAHAM v. PLOR!DA,560 U3-,l30 S.Ct.-,176 l.&d 2d 825,2010 US
LSXIS 3~81 and ROPER v. SIMMONS,543 U.S. 551,125 S.Ct.ll83,161 L.
Ed .. 2d l.
Under che plain la~guage of the acatu~e,once an Applicanc tiles
:~~~~~~~1~1iL'ieftfl challenging !:h~ conviction,all subsequ.,n~ ciippli
ca~iona regarding ~ha sarn9 conviction must mae~ 'o~a' of the ~wo
conditions sec torth in,T•xaa Code of Crimina~ eroc~dur~a 11.07
§ 4(a)(l) and (2).see,£X PARTE WHIT£SIDE,l2 S.W. 3d 821.
The Texas COurt of Criminal Appeals held,~wha& iQ ~acking in . .
our statutory scheme-as is lacking in KENT-is any ~xprasa state
ment of the applicable standard of appellate revi~w of the JU
venile court'a tr~nafer order.
In the absence of an explicit statutory st~ndard of app~ll~te •
review,tne court of Appeals have filled the void with decisioncill
law spelling out now tnat will go abo•t providing the "meaning
ful review" contemplated by KENT.aee,MOON v. STATE,2014 TEX.
CRIM.APP. LEXIS l9l8:see also,MOON v. STA'l'E,410 S.W. 3d 366(tex.
APP.-HOUS'l'ON[lst dist]2013).
Justice KELLER,atated,"For almost forty years,the tendency a mong the courts of appeals has been to hold tn~t a JUvenile tr'an~
fer orde~ need not specify in detail the facts supporting the
order. The Court of Appeals in this case broke rank with the
v.
weight of that •~thority,ctnd ~his Ccurt no~ goes along w1tn the
CC•')~~t c.>f App~a.!.s .:&acor.vC~ntional holding."
In en• instant ca~~,evan if Applicant hdd rai~~ ~h~ iaaua abuse
~f di~cr~tion/lack of ju~isdiction on appeal cr in hi~ original •
writ of ~db~as ~o~pus it would hawe b~en fruitless wnere there
wao a voi~ in tns statutory ache~~ proc~ss of a applicaDla stand
ard cf t''6vi~l·.'.
In con~e~ning Ap~:icanc'a s~cond ground the princples of sup
•;;.me COurt.. ~·,~li~'l::JS L& GftAUAM v. FLORIDA,560 US-,130 S.Ct.-~176 L~
Cd 2d 825:2010 US L~XIS 3J81 ~od ROP~R v. SIMMONS,543 U.S. 551,
125 s.c~. 1183,16! ~. Ecl. 2d l.,n~d no~ b~~n $atabliahed that it
would ba a violation of the ~igtlth dill~ndmQn~. if the scate mak~s
th~ j~dgm~nt ~t th~ out-~*t th~t th~ juvenile wi~l neve~ be fit t
t<'ir..aJ. 1~·-, App.l ica.•lt cusn.-:.::nde i;..h~t hia euppitemental writ of habeas
cQ>rJ?i.Ji~ c-.::1-c~ins l•U";,Jal oasi.:o wl11ch w.a.;;. uuc.tvCAild.bltt on o1.· before •
th~ f1!ing ~f ~is original babQaa corpu~;wh~re said claim could
not hclVO b~an raa~onably formul4ted trom the final decision of a
Cou~t of ~pp~ll~t• Juri~dic~~c~ gf ~hi~ ~ta~~~~nd bu~ tor a vio•
l~tion of the Unit~d s~~t~a Con~:itution. no rational jutor could
hcwe found him. •::-Jui.l.ty \1lt~l.~e ~;h~ c~·ia.inti:iJ. courL lacked JUriadict
ion,ana cne violation of his e1ghth am~nciment right.
VI.
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GRCOOU ONE: Tl.£.'; JUVr.'tilJ.IJLE C'OUH'l' Aallol::D l.:t' ~ OiSCL:.>..r.."'TION IN WAIVING I'l' [1] S JORI8-
0ICl'iC(J AND 'r'~Uu'l3FE1UUNG APPLICANT TO A CRIMINAL OIS'rRICT COUR1';'.L~OR£ THE
CR!.~:;"W!,L DIS'.i'RJ.C':L' COiJRT LACKED JUR!SDicr.L'ON OVER APPLICANT WHERE THE TRANSFER --
t...BCUT THE SPECIFICS OE' THE: ~ED Oh'FEL-ISE 0!~ CIRCUM- . STANDARD FOR REVIEW:
When reviewing cne pruC'C!ilo of a j~v~nile coiJct; \:.i:ansferin;s a ju~
venile to a crim~nal cii&~r{~~ court ia r~view~d by KENT v. UNITED
STATES,the Unlt~d s'ates Suprema courc characturized th~ sc~tu
tory t~ansier procd~ain~a in cne dis~~ioc ot Columbi~ as "criti
calll· importont" (.c\nd_ h<:dd cnat aay stat.ut:ory m!ilchanism to" waiv
ing JUY~ni~e- cou'~ JU~i~dictio~ mus: a~ le~at "ru~asur~ up to the
essen~lal$ ot aue p~oca•~ aad fair ~r~at~ent. cAmong tne reQui8-
itee\of a minimally fair transfer process is the opportunity for
a meaningful ~pp~~latw ~evi&~.id. lti L.Ed.2d 84,383 US 54!,86
s.ct. 1045.
A policy memorandum ji)rOmulga.t~d by ~;h~ di.;;t.cJ.ct ot Culumoi.a ju-
the juvenile couct~~ qiac~~t1o'~ iu tiac~ding whether ~~iv~r of i t '
it•s jurlsd~v~i~a ovar ~ ~a~~~cu!ar JUV~nila oifender i~ d~pra-
pri~:.e.id.
Tne Texas legislature iricorpor~tad ~ho3• factora sat out in
KEN~1into it's o~n st•tu,ory schame.Tex. Pam. CODE Ann.§54.02(f).
'J.'de 1st Court of App~al.s ·of · :Jou,~ton has a-9t a proper standard
for a meaningful review comtemplated by KENT,in it's rulin9 in
MOON v. STATE,410 S.Wo 3d 366,2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 9345(Tex. App. l5'.f. ~:-d·. -z 0 I J eJ.CC: - S' ,(.). JJ - I f'l1 , ftf'P. t...eo<:1 ·z. Ci"i 'i<JL 'f'~ 7 "5'4. \, j J.l~'""Sh,.. 'l.OI"f ~( ( , l I. aa ... • -eetr~ w.,~~..r~t ·as "5'~,. SLrt..-J-t 1 ~l..(.t:C...(4) .... r.f..
o6 Appeals has followed aiit in GUERRERO v. STATE [1] 2014 TEX [1] APP.
LEX!S 13773 no. 14-13-00101-CR(TSX.APP.SOUS'l'ON 14th dist 2014).
ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY:
Applicant contends that he is being.illeyal•y restrained of hie
liberty in violation of his,14th amendment of due procaaa,wher• ~
the juvenile court abused it's diacr~tion in vaiving jurisdiction and not showing it'a work by apecifi<::ally stating in it's written
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self:. BX- D [ 09.DE:f\ ~·ihlV.INC JURISD1C'.L'LON,ALSO SUPPL~~AL EX-A).
l'hto~ Juv.-:.:·n L·\i! (.~o!~rt .:JtatG~.i in it [1] s ord;~r th~t th~r.;;; ia P'·oi~.le Citusa t.o b& ~.rt~'; r::!1ild c.;ommittad i>ho::..~ o.Efena~ :illt:::g<1:d~but: th"' court
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s::"JO'J.'=iid nv J:indtns;e.:;;fle,E.X..:,D (ORDER WAlVIi.'iG JUfUSDier:CON,ALSO SUi?PLFt*~NTII..
EX-AJ.
The J'lq~~il~ c~~cc ~bu~adof a~~cr~tlou continued furc~er wh~r~
the o~dar wsivin~ juii~di~~ion aid not specifically state it's ~e
~dons f~~ uaivgr ~nd ~ar~tf~ it'a ac~ion~ ~n a written ord~: or
tne ~indin~s 0f ~h~ ~our~. 1h~ JUV~~il~ cour~ ilia~ely filled out
a fol::"m c"H't.:i. 7:.· i'..::.:lt::.~:u~. ;jr.:l.::c c .. ;:uti;...;d.ninc;:; "uoJ..i.~l:'plai;c" language and
did noc 1nclude specific ~vld0ntiary !~ndiOi3 to support ~c·~ ~e
ter:ni.rk.:':t::>n~'l·.:~.;;:~~ E:·:- D [ :;I18!~R £'ilf.~\ilNG .JlJRl.SLi:LCTIOL'.J,ALSO SUPPLE..M8N'l'AL EX-A].
R;dcr.e ~' J'..!'Jimi.::;: c~)i.4r~~ .n-'.il· ;.A~rcic~ J.t.'~ uacr~~tUon co waive jurisdiction • ."1.~ • .1-·::g-:·j :::t'.d.l•;t <)ff~n;;Je.~·. i.:i1~ juvoanil~ court must consider.
ov~:- a.::1
th~ n0~-exclusiv~ st~c~~Ori t~ctar~ Qt Idzae F~rui~y Cod~ Ann.§
54.02(il t~ ~~cilcat~ the JUV~nil~ co~rt'~ balsncing of the pot
ent5al rlans~r to t~e ~~blic poe~d by en~ p~rticular juvgnila of- ji.i.Vt::rl.i.lc ct. f·;;:n~~J:' ~ .;&>>19ih:tu.,J.ity c.o treacment.
f iiiad•.-:!.' ,.~,L 1:h :!:'I.e
Should ~ne juvGnilm ccnrt ch~c~~ ~~ ~x~c~iee 1t'e discretion to
diraccs it to statu specifically in a writcen order it's reasons
for waiver and to certify it:~ 4Ction,iucluding the written order
and findings of ths couct .. .sea,GU.ERR~O v. s·rA•J:·t:, 2014 TEX. APP. ~
LEXIS 13773(TEX. APP. 14th dist.-Houaton).
Texas Family Code Ann.§54.02(~) obviously contemplaces that botb
the juvenile court's raasons for waiveug iC [1] $ jurisdiction and . . ·~:: .. :,.~ . . th~ findings of fact that undergrid thos2 reasons ahould appaat 1
I in the tranafer order. In order to justify the broad discretion
inve~ted in tne juvenile couct,a court should ta~e pains to show
it's wQrk,as it were,by spr~~tclding it's deliberative process on
the record,tnereby provid•ng a aura-footed and definite basis
from which an appel.Late court can determine that it's decision
was in fact dppropriately guided by the statucort ~riteria,prin~
cipl·~d, and reasonable-in short, that it is a aacision demonatra 1 r11 Prl t\1.4-t \ ( r . ably deserving of appellate cap&:iHtcxtHt£' even if the appellate
e-x-A lil.1t stA-~.IL
cout·t: rni·~ht hi'iVS r·aa~b&.a a. u;.-;: r:tt.n:~m: i..·ea~l.U •• 'lbe 'l·ui•*W•aLe
pur?osa of Tex. Famq Code Ann.§54.02(h) is not w~ll aerved by a
tran~fo~ ~rd~~ so lacking in sp~culate as to tha juvenile cour~s
r~a~~~s f~r fi~dingst~ansfer co be app~o~r1&t~ or tbe facts the
juv~:1i).'J ·::::li.tCi: f.ound to substam:iate tL1o.s:: reasons .. Conversely,.
the juvenile cou~t that doae the heavy lifting Tsx.Fam.Code Ann.
§54.02[h} requires and shawa i~'s work snou!d rar~ly be r~versed • .:.a "':1:1 :i.d i a.L5\.i i·lD\.A~ v ~ S'l'A~rR, '014 TEX. ~.. API?. LEXIS 1918.
TRANSFERRIN~ JUVENILE JURIS6ICTION ----- ... -··- ...... -·-- ju~~~~~~ c~u~: illei h~iv~ l&'a ~xclu~iv~ criginal jw~i~ciiction and
t~-.~.n;.:;!:u.: ,. c41i2.d c<J i::I.LJi;ooJ:>;:i<:tt . .:: didt.t:.·:;.ct. .::our::. ~ crimi.ilal \.:.lH.: ~~ b~vv viold~ad ·~ penal law of the .... ·., i -: l \ :. • ,J ..... . ..L ;' t.!1t.: - .. .:;. ... -L\..;.: ... ...:;
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..:1<:'::i.i:.·.:.:,i:i>ld :'l;;. ::tdj~•·..:;;.::;~::.l,~.-. El·J~.:;;:.;,:; !l.:.t;.) !..·.l~U c,;;,u.:JiJCtttd concern .:;:':f.o;;•3·S'; or ( ~s) 15 i .;.;;.:,:;;. ,;.;i ~.J ... o::: >Jlalu· ~;,;. t.t1e t••111t 8
iit9 c::l&..ti.:. tha child i3 all~~ad to n~v~ ccmmi:t~J 'he ofiense,~f che of fer;:;:,~: is a f.:lcnly. a:~~~ .s·.:::c·.:H;.d or ::.::..i~j d.;;~roe:et or a state . ~ jail t~lony,and no ~djudicati~n ~~ar1ng ha~ o~en conducted concerning that off.::ns(;; .3nd ( 3) .;iftut· a ~ul.l .i.n',.;·,,H.st.iiat.ion anJ ~ '=' hi;;tarin-9, tlH: juv.;,nila c::.urt determii1e(i that there is prot;)eble
cause tc believe that the child before the court committed the offQns& alleged and that because of th~ seriouaneaa of tna of i~nGe alleged or the background of ths child the walfare of ~be coillmuuity requirea c~iruinal proceedings.Tex. ram. Code Ann §:i4.02 (a).
To taci11tat@ this determination,the juvenile court must con
sida~,among other m•tters,th• following factors:
1] whech~r the aileged offense waa against ~ar~oa or property,
with greater weigh~ in favor of c~ansfer given to offenses a
gainat th~ paraun:
2] tha e~phiatication and maturity ~f tha child:
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3] ~ha record and priviou~ bi~tory of the qh1ld;
4] che prospect of adequate p:at~ction of tha public and the lik~
ilhood of the rehabilitatiorr of th~ qhild by usa of prcc~dure~ ·~, • ·, /. ' • • \ • • • I ' .ssrvi ces, and tacili ti.e~ curren.tly: ::i.Vi3i,lab.l.~ :o ·the juvenile
court.id.§54.02(f). ' ;''• IS I If the juvenil3 court t-laiue jurisdictflon,it. &8 requirad to"sta-
ts spac1fically in tpe ord~c ic [1] a reason~ for w~iv~r and c~rcify ,,
i't' a action, including: thtil written o.r:·der ana finding.a of ~ha coutt.,
id. §!54. 02 (h). .,.·.·
In the in~tant ca~~,whicn !z id~nt1cal t.o MOONathe only r~aso~.
·./'.:~pecifica.lly sc.at:eo in t.f;le .JUV~nil~ court's (n:der· to justify the '~~·: .
~:~waiv~r of jur1~diction w~s ~hat the offensa allegsa was a aerious
one,aud ti'le only fcLct E.pi:ci.Ciod in suppot·t of this reason was~.·
that. the oftense al.l~ged wa.;; comruit.ted against ~ $~~~.aeedi:X- 0
[ORDER WAIVING JURISDIC'.l'J:ot~,AWO SUP.PW>lENTAL EX-AJ.
Tha court held thac a waiv~' of juvenile jurisdiction "based on
this particular reason,fortifiad> onlt by this !dct1constitutes an
abuse of discretion.~
Additioudlly,th~ c~urt. d~t~cmina tnat other fact findinga in-
·cludad in the JUvenil~ co~rt'~ ~ritten ~~ctar wece "sup~rf.luous"
because,although those ~act fi~dings would huve be~n ralevsnt to
support a transfer for tll& alternativa reason J;U.~~iAppellates
b~._ckground was such a.a to r;a~d~r waiv.,;r of juv~'nilw jurisdiccion
ap~ropriate,the juv~nile cou~~ did not cite the ~ppellate's bac*
ground as a reas~n for in t:a~afar in th~ w~itten o~der.~OON v.
STATB,2014 TEX. CRIM. APP~ LEXIS [1] 1918, ]wl]AT*l4-15.
In the instant cas~,like tha order in MOON,the transfer order in
this case makes no findings about the spac1fics of the allaged of
offansa,where here,two counts of aggravated sexu~l assaults and
finds no more than pi;Obable cau::se to believe that Applicant com
mtted the offense allegea.see, EX- o[ORDBR WAIVING JURISDICTION,ALSQ EX-A
SUPPLEMENTAL].
ALSO, AS IN MOON,the only stated reason given for applicant's
transfer was that "because of the s~riousness o! the offanse,th~
walfare of the commuAity requires criminal proceedings,~and tbe .._. only specific fact aupporting this reason waa t.ha~ "the offense
,,.'''"·
alleged to have been committed was against the'eeps~n of another. 11 ~ ,.
- .tx-ft ' *40 MOCN.in~t~uc~~ :h~~ ~h~ j0v~n1l~ co~c~~·~aivdc of JUrisdiction
[11] 0.;.,::;.:;-.:;! Q;:;. ':.r~i t; r.;.:J..:;· t.i.::ul.:u: rli:liii,;OU foctJ.f ied only by ttl iS fact [11] con-
6tl~Ut~G ~Q ~bt1se of d!sc~ation.2014 TEX. CRIM. A?P. LEXIS 1918,
rn ~~~ l~6tant ca~a,d~~ c~ the juv~~ile courc abuse of dlscret-
violating Applicant'~ d:.:.~ IIIP
t <>!l j ~-i-:;1'3 t~~·Z!ll ~. t.>:..1 ~} r: ·-~ ,.~·c -~ t • ~~ I
?' u.;:- t h :yc HJ·.')r-,~ _. b:-l ,:.: p: ::~LY.Etd::.: i: a~H:: ;~ ;;;f th:! ::··.: i d enG-:, b~ t L •::rr: a v io-
la:i~n 0~ th0 Uni~ad Sc3=~s Const1tu~ion(lacK ~t jurisdiccicn ~nd
dtJ·1 pr-:c~,H]n:· ::-a:iQ!1-'l.l ju::::: c:·:>uld h<'l'Y'a fo•.tnd !\f.'i.;J1i:.:a.:lt. guilt;.:i •
~u:i~J th2 c~rtificati~n he~ring,w~~r~ nis l4tn ~mendm~nt of the
inal ~istrict ~cur~ lacking JUriediction to is~ue ~ judgmant by
c~nvictinJ hl~ u~ an &dult. Applicent waa unabla tc racieve a
A?plicant rasp~ctiully p~~y~ th~s ~ourc ci Criminal App~als
gra.llt him :reli~.t :.>'i va~QtA.uy C:lil..i d.l~n1io1e.ing i:.h$ JUd~ment o:t the
180tn d:i.3i:&: .icr; cou~.: c.; ;;w(l l; ..alltaud t.hli case to .:.na /.JUVtt&J~lw cour~ •/ //' ,...;: /.:; />~/· ;_~- . X. . :',(._. .. / / / ./·· ..... I l ·. :·
*41 STANDAAD OF REVIEW:
The a~andard of revl~win9 ~iyh~h.cim&ndru&~t viulatiCn$ wnen sen
t0~cin; a j~~cnilG utL~no~r is via~ad in li9ht of GRA~A~ v.FLO
RIDA,560 U.S.-,130 S.Ct. 176 L.Ed. 2d 825,2010 US LEXIS 3081. Th~
€'!:!';,1hch ~.r.Hwdm~ut does not torecJ.ose the posaibi.lit;~r th~t ,t.H::t·sons
convtct~a of ncn-homici~~ c~1ffi~ ~owrui~~ea b~tora adu~thood w1~L a
remain b~hind bars for i1~e. Bu~,it doa~ torbia ~caces tree mak 'd",::?
ins .J"..ldg.rr.-.;;;;.~ .::.~ tha t.ho&li:! of.tsndGr..s vi.H.-.St~~ that never [1] \·:ill
b~ £~t ~o r~-enter aoc1&ty.iti.
_i..\lso,RJ.)P,~R v. Sl.Mi'i\.JN.:>,54::S u.S. :,51,560·,125 S.Ct. llb3,1Gl L.Ed.
2d l.~"An oftendars• age is relevant co ~he ~ighth ~m~ndmsnt and
criminal 9ro:;e~ure law.:5 cna~ tail to t.akt! di:tf·~-H;d·:Jnt;. •;:;; :i·~u'::.t~tu~L•
ne~s into account at all would be fl~w~d.id.
ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY: -··-~-~ ------ ·-··-·· ... ---· ... ____ ------·-- .. ____ ,..
ln th~ in3tanc cas~,Applicant contends that he is b~l~g ~aa~rdl
in:;td ~i ni3 lib~n-:ty J.n ifio.lation of hi.!~ Ben .J.nd 14~.!1 .J.ra~nd.:r • .:ult. ri·:Jn::.s,dull to thu princi~la.:J a~t Qu~ i•l G.KArlA!'>l JJ.t"t R02~H.l.d ..
Du:ing Cha aent~ncing stage of tria~ the district atto~n~y aade
the 'JUDGMENT' at the out-set of the sentencing ~hat Applicant
could not be fix/rehabilitated to re-enter society by stating:
[IN PER'.l'IENT PART)
[~ft. c.R.R. vol. 8 at pg.l7 par.l3-25]~~a,~£-C
D.A;: ~we ~alked whsn ~ne voir dir~ was begun about the differ
enc cneorias and defense men~iooea them to you.And the first one
was renabilitation'? ~we ta.i.ked about t"ehabilitation?One ./
theory of punishment and,you know,when you think about it,do you
think you can realiy rehabilitate somebody li)!;e tnat? Do you thin!(
that can be fixed? Somabody tnat did vnat this man did to the
Vongs•,to the Huynhs,to Bach Ho and her family? Oo you think you
can fix that? Yoti can't fix that. Not when that ie 17 years old
and starting out his adult record doing things like that. ~nat
·· •... *42 [con't. i:L~:.;;n '.lB .• c.: • .t-..R. vol .. s,w.18.par.l· .. 2S}sEI~, EX·-C
A1F.t yG·• . .l k<H:iW tn.at renabilication i.s not an issulit'?B'itce&uoii~e you ,,;.·i' ....
c~ri,look at state'~ exnioic no.~4 ch~ jud~m~nt and s~n~ance fro~
· · ttl·Z:::jt!v.:.ta.ilo c<:mct.. 'l'he judgm~nt and •.:h!ac~nc;;: that t.'~ll:z you cnat
··. tt;o~;.s .11•::1n Yeo;, t. to 'fYC, th~ 'l'exc1s iouth Commi.~ifm, tha 'l'DC for yo::l't.b-
~ h~~ lbH~~,~-Ycu ~now if ycu c~n so ~c TYC ~han you ar~ 16 and com~
out ,,f. t~:.':'~'J .::.nj ·::omi':!it tJ.r:st d~gL'<Ht f>llon.ies in:: s~;.t:in0,L'::. l.i.:J;::'t:.c dnd
:nont.h, y;;;:l ca:t f c ':>e tizi~d <H"!·j reth~bi.J.ication i~ not t.h·?.
this c~ll= /OU tn1~.Tna: is w~at thia is !cr.
A~.K1, ·i·:.1u kn:.J•,:, ~~.::·!l [1] t. 9 •.:d~ h~n<:J up ou l:.fjv iac ~ ~r;e:.. ~;. l'!e';:; 1. i:.i ft. C)\\ .•
Don't y?u even l~t chat ~nc~~ y~ur mind. B~c~u~~ ~h~ a~L~ ~~~t h~
y:n.: da,c~~· ';'~ t;eck tner:.s ;:::.ud nave o::;ama Ju .. c~J at .:Jfc1tp.·tt!1,Y t·.~r tiirn bu
C0~5e ycu ~now what? H~ waa alrdady yon~ ~n~o cJ~~~dj d~ ~h~ 1~~~
Y')t:;'·:i• 1.::-.":>:>.!misi<:H! wh~n t1e was a juveni.L~ ~hl.<:LJ!.: .U;:-: ,.;.d-..vcth1d '~'r;,,n he
c.~:t\t:i:'..'.:t'.:'C ·;!'lc:::~ c'::f!'!:--.. ~.~~~ wh~n he was f-6 yea;:s anc! lO months old this de.i.:.;n::lam:. b·~~;.~.xs~ .L t \dLl d~t~r. t.hi := m:;.n f.t·.;;m doi:-19 a.nyr;hing ·~l.;H: .. , to hurt
anyi:.xJdy, on_r· ci:;;.i~.i.n of ha:d.s <.:t)~~t.t (:u: Qr.y :;~l:h>llr cc;.Jnty ior: tt1e resc of ~'li8
li.ft:.iJ.
Now back. tc 1:J1c Ji)r~~unt time1thc disl:..::.i.ca.: o.t.r..:>rnt;;y'.s JU>'.i:;~moo~ r:.:c:
["And you know,wn~n you ~h~nK auout ~t,do y~u thin~ you can i."t: :\ll.:· •
Y·;x! ca:1 i.lA~ki.'-'?; x.-;.~,.. •:'i.Ar.t fl.~~ ti1i;J.t, .• ; Tn.,:;.t ca.tl't. b<:~ f:t.x~d. ;Aad you knO';i t-:o·,..• y;;.!
~~..., it.; ~n':. D.! tix::!c~ ar.d :i·ou !-;;-.:'\\' that .t~~hi0.:-ii.i!:~:::i.on i~ not an l~ci-~·.:7 j b
DJ.ci H~t ..:JlUY c).ic.:.:·e l'..o.:·lnlJ.,....,;~al .:;,;"- ;;.;Qinu~'"', l't' loP·"· ,.,1:3ft "' ~ruma•·· D.:-;,.,.._, ;"'._. ~\,_.- .... c,_,., .... ..so. a._., ,_. •TIT "- • • . """"'""' "·-.) "--~,..·•• ..._ ,. i¥1"" • -
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JU~Sill~~: ~~.t~~(f~t $3t ~hat those off~ndar~ never wiLl be fit to
;.;;,it~~u~-"'.;; a(.;::;j...;Jt:'~.GI;<..4.!-l.l\h ~. FLDlnD.O.,S60 US-,130 .SaCt..-J.76 L. i;.;d.2d ...... ·: . ,; '. ~-. . \ .t ...
n 2 5 I .i J l C< ·~ ~~ LL/~ 1_~·) 38 Sll .:·.~_·i~·~.; :id c.:d ~-ia~: 17; 2010 .I 'l ' . ' I;;v~~·l ;;..;::. ~r.z, .;.;.;J..,.~~~;.J_'l•::l'li!L:hH:l:~-,..t.J9··'3·15>t:.ha-: ·:;r..:.tham 1,va3 j,w;(.n:·cig.i-
bl~ ~a~~ 1~~~~ ~0~rcb~f~~iJ ty prison mj~b~hav1cr or tailure ~o . ' Til·~ <;l.lc~.::;'m;.;..:>i: ·is no~.: 'ap;.;·.-::.lp~ial';;:; in l..i.yht. ct a juv<.:m:Uo non-r-.om- .. i. .
1c-.~~ie u.L:.:~:.nd;::;:..··~: ,.::;i;,~)d<~l~:./ :fo::- •::'h.:!n'J'~ and lin;it.ed mcral culpd.llJ.l- .. ' i:,~_:.:·f:: .;:~~~i_JC:~i.!~--3~'1·~ j'\:r:1:j~1;.:ei.".'.t .. iC. .. ~t. _;)g.24.
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=io juc.,:.~:ti'· ..l,.lf..·~> ··:.:it~"':;:~·~!t ~;,::.:~o11~ on. ·en~ -;ti.,;_s~rap-~:ictl ~he.c ~nt..~ JY-
b~ a danger tv ~o~iGty ~equice~ t~e J.· 'l ~ •. ,, "l·,n'"' :· .... , · ·,-l:·"· , .. •• :·:, •• that th~ juvanila is l~co~rigblb.Tha .·.--- '.I"_ ....... _ · - . :.. :"'"•':; .... "• ~· •.·;.·,l , . .,···.,. ,'''-· ,·_ -.•.·- _,· '-~ .. :··,: .•.;_,' :._.' .- .. _..... .... ~- ,_ ~ 1( .., ~ ' ,;_rtd'C. JUdgment questionable.~It ....: r ')\ .. ......_ ._· - ..,. - · - __ _. ~~-.:.; .. [,j\.t'.. ~ . ..i.L~J.'1_:; • ' .._ '4 ..,. 1~:.::~! ~:;:- ·.;.;:-JiJl~. {~n· ::;:<;.::'"t'l: ~:,ay<::l1clr;(;!.G':·'il t(l diffortOntlat;e !:J~r;- · ...
J.;:j r_j_.i.f;_.J.,c.;.;;l_i.;. t. il c- j ~ ... ": ~-1·~ :.)_ t,;: >}:) ;~ f ·:~ Ct '.:! ·.;;z.~ \~!·!·;c~s i:t c ;- .i.n)~ !. .. \: f ll~~ ~.::; u11. f crt. u ll~ ·co y.rJ t:
w~ 6::it~ ef.·J.·~r.··._·,,.,~
-.. 1~ t·····''"'l""'''""l·.·l- 11S3tl6l L .. E6. ·'20:' ~ ..,. - • " - - ' ' ~•'IW·#-."-' 41.1~\n:..--...4 "~'""".i.l~,•- - ... - :;-~~""l'r'n ~-,- ~ ::.t • .. -.. ·- · . . :...-,.-, .. .. .. Ro· ,.,E" ~ ~, uup.,..,. ~ .. , •• ,~.,-~f:.-.J,,· ,;. &. .._ •·· t" ;,,,;.,.l. .. /,.." "rl· .• ""•"ld'· f·h,;, ' .·'i, - j . . L·. +- .... -.,;. ·- ., ·• -:----•...., ..;uv•~o••·t."' 1•"•:\.·-.. .... • -.d-·"'"' '-'"'')'"'''' ,..,.,~:;, ""'"'"""''; '·"' ,..,.;.!1-"" o·"·.~~ ... •...- ;;, • .. • .. [1] ~ r [1] r;. u .J #! ..,..._ ...... r ·A £... ...., ~ , • ,.., ·.,;.!.,., WJ.4."' ___ 573,125 $.Ct • ......,., •• ,_'hi -:· /'.:: -! : Juvenil~s ar.'m2~e,caoabl9 of change than are adults,and ~heir ' .; {" '·:f', . . ' • ;
acr;iona a.ce lQas l.H:~.ly t:6 LJ:~ e\fid.-'!nC'a ·:>f irrt-~trievably depraved \;; ::: : "( -,.: .•·
character "th~~ ar~ a=tiori~ o! adul~s.ROPER,543 us at 570,125
s.ct. 1183,161 t.~~- 2d f. Ic remaina tru; t~at "fccm a mo~al at.andfJo.iliat it· wdui~f< *pg. 842 >be misguided to equate t.ne :fa.Llings .-:; . ' ·,
of a minor w~t~ &h~sa ~f an adult for a treater poseibility exist
&n~t a minora ~har~cta~~deticiencies will be reformed."Ibid.
A:s compared tp adl1t:ta ::juveniles have a 'lack of maturity an •o
underd~v~lopad ~anse~of r~~ponsibility•",tney are more vulnerabl• 1: ' i
or suacttpcir).la-: .. · to ne$~tive influences and outside pressure, includ-
ing 9~~r pres~~e",~ri~ their characters are qnot as well forroed.•I
Id.,a~ 569-570i~121/s:¢t. 1183;161 L. Ed. 2d. 1 .
.! i.
'l'heae salianl.:. *44 .1'
exp.rt psych~log~atb to diff•rentiat• betw~sn tha juv~nila o~~ c:.,· ... -' '--.1 ,. . . \·Ji::.\1 raliabi.lity be claasified among the \.o·o~:st off~ncer.s." '. ' l,n cne insr.ant case,thf:= District Attc:<n·~i al;::.0 iniu;;;me;::.l tt1e Jury
to o~:.~g!!;-~rd Apf)licant' t: ag"' wht:ih dr:·termining a sentsnca by st.at
l.ng:["And,you know,dont ~ot h;JD9 up on the t~·:t. :n~l: r.a'.::;; 18 .now. 'l'l1-ii: Su;;a:eme Courr: h.-:!J.o t.~e.t. all oi:-r:':li:du:::'.'.J tl'c}:;• t:~ :· . .z::.~·"·.::.nt. :-..~
•/ ..
the e1gh~n dillendment aod criminal 9rocadu~e L~w2 th~t fail to ~~~~
dafsnd~nt'a ycu~hfuln&ss into acco~n~ at all w0:ld b0 f!3waJ.Lou~
G~AHAM v. FLORIDA,560 US-tl30 S.Ct.,l76 L. EJ. 2d 825,2010 US
LBXI . .S JotJl. :1::::::.t. J~IHCho.L· to 1.2;
ln cb:: J.n.st~.nt. c~s~, t:t;.3 D:i!::it.:.:-ict .\U .. ocr•.::.)·
atrucc. thEz jury tne:t_ Appl.l.c:.'.r:t. :·!.~::: i::..--a\::i:.!.:n.::.i;l<(;; vi: a:ehabl.l.itat:i.or.
by atating:["And you k~~~ that rehabilitat~on ~6 n~t ~n l~sue?be
ca~ae you can leek at sta~~·s·~xhibit~ no.94 t~~ J~J9m~n~ ~nd ~~~
tence trom the juvenLV' C:::lur::. ·rn;;; J•dgm~nt .;,i!d .:;;""nt~.r:..;;..., -.;.hdl.:. t.-:.=:1'-~
you that this man went to TYC,tha To~~~-Youtn Commi~a~~n,tn~ TDC
:FQR ·· YOU'l'HP.JJfA Ol''FI:'~NDBRS" AND II! DI Dt·l "'.r 'CE~CH fiL~ .:.;;·~.£:: 'l"LLL.~G .. n« did 16 ~nti came out of ther~ ~nJ c~mmi~ ~i~st d~~~~~ faloni~s in a
~tring ,in a montn,you ca'n~ ba fi~wd and r~habili~~tiOI! 1a n~t
th~ :i.sciua and thus ttalls that. J
Now back co ~hG pres~n~ tim~1t.hese ata~menta eurely had a m~jo~
affect on thA JUry conc~rniug ssnt~ncing for rehabilitation,wher~
tha District Attornay improperly informed the jury that[TYC]tha
Texau YOUTH Commission w~s "P~lSON° for y~u~~f~l ~fEBndars' and
such a~t~myt had fail ~o reh~bil1tat6 Appllcant who ~as sent tha~s
for ~nau~hQ~iz• u~e ot £ m~t~r veh1c1a.
As statad bafore juv~nil~s ac* mote cap~b~e of chage than are
adults,and their actions are less likely to be evidence of "irre- ... :"_.; . ' it•
. :i :· :· .' :.j ··~ '· .j_.<·f.~·.:.-·
trievably d~prav\:ld '::.h~:!.::::.~ t..:.:!.: ,. i..t1~.~t a.c-a i:h12 actions ot adul tS•f
ROPER,543 U.S. 3t S?0~l25 S.Ct.llB~,l61 L. B~. 2d 1. It remains
t~Ua th~~ ~tr0m ~ moral standpoint it woulri<*pg.842>be rnisguid•d' ~~ egudte th~ tail~aga ot a ruinar with tnosJ ot an adult for a·
.:::~> grQct~~~ 2~sslbility ~xi~t that a minor•a chdract~r deficiencies
'• CONCLU~lON
.:n1t.'::..: 2i·;i:.LL; ~hci i.out.-t.•!'teut.n an<Gtn.:J.n&nt of tne Unitad Stacet> Cons
::;.·it.:.::i..i·~;;,,;r;n~~.:.:·:., ctH~ Li:i..:;t~l.CC Ai:.torn.:ry r.:a.de ti'H: judgru>;;tnt c'it. t;,o out
:.:;;"1.:::£ ~r;~.sJ. i.'~-~; .~Obi..:Rl¢, \.:'--'ilcm::r.~:(i in t:te JUdgment ~n GH.Al:1AM, supra
6i ""':...;...,;..~~·:,;''\J~.l:' .;:,x.:t.st.ing L:.:·:t·er~·e.d~:n.L alreiady prc·vi<:;.::s a i:.utflciant
17S G. 2~. 2d 813,2010 US L~XIS 3881 •
.HAR!.'1: ----
Applican~ was barwad by th~ viol&tion of hi3 ~ightn ~n~ fourc~e
nth amandmant~,wher~ had it not baen for th~ distric~ attorney!~ judgment at t.he out set t.hat he nev~r. l-lill b:~ fit ;~o r.·f.~-;-•··t·~;-:-
soc j,.;.ty: Tl1e~:es r:eaf.l0nab1~ r,iosstbil it;y/.r:.,t.~obll :ity t.h.:• t th•~ -r!.:.r.·:.:
wo~ld have condtd~red r~habllitation,tis lack of maturity &~d un
d~r~awelop~d s~na~ of r~spcnHibill~y,and l~sd~U culp~tbili~y be
to::.·;;; ~:an.i~:=racing i'i.im t..o l.ii)•tt.
Applic~n~ ~~apecctulli 'equ&ot reli&f inform of setc1ng ae1de
the district courts punishm~nt and ordar a new ~antencing phasa
without ~ny judgment~ made.~c en~ cut sat o! tne s~ntencing ~~as••
I , .. !oSt:Pi{ 13.!LU'J;~D ~1i.i.\ii~S, ~S'vl '7C0,114iii~ab'.r' ~;:.;rr;ity tl".at c.hia t~~plerw;:nta.l. w-rit of
~ni:-ci<.if~ <;o:.;;c!_:.'..!lS vi tri~\l cause no.U09, 892-B & r·Jr-1··55, 762·..;10 ha;i boon m,~u by u.s.
~t.::..\, ~·::;:·,;J.c-::: to~ (';H:(J:S 1Jl-tNI!O::!~·-l::.E~L.L5 '.~•:i.i~'l.~;y c~.::.:;:,•_;;.il:i;. cl:~u:k-P.O. BOX 4651-
H.•x;.~:·.,::~":, :.:.;;.·;.-::>..s ~172J.fJ-·~G5~l,oo .i\pc:..l l4,20l5.,
Cu:~iL'ilALLY Ui,ll1' ~~·.:;) .2' ... !,\ .. GJ2 KtJ:"UJt, ':&.'X. i8l.b *47 I,J03~JB 2~RNARD HIN~S,aru ~v~r ld j~a=~ oi sga and c~pahl~ of mak
.in:J t.~&ci ,::ftida [1] Jit,and I'm of $OU4ia mind and awar11 of i;i1a t~ct.s
I wa~ ar~u~~~d ~s 3 juv•nil~ ~t 10 JCdrB of age~A cer~ific~tion
h~~~t~s ~~~ ~~l·J an~ I ~as ~~un~f~rcaa ~~ ihP l8Uch criminal dis-
EX-X ...... -.• ~. . ~ ........ ~·
....... ,~~-
JOSEPH BARl~ HINES
:ii90l768-:·COl1N1U..LY UNil' 899 f.m ..
KENEDYtTEfimS
CLERK Of!' ·rHl::
COUR'i' OF CRUlJ.NAt APPEAT .. S P .. O~OOX 12.503tGAPITOL S'rhTION
AUSTIN, ·m.r.As 7e71l
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'i'rJlS rs t'lY i~O'.i'iCCi 'l't1A1' I HA\fE FILED H'l SOPPL&'~""TAL tvR!T OF Hl\BC..<\3 CORPUS .
~'JI:C·i-1 THE DIS'l'RICT COi.JHT ON APRIL. 14, 2015, ~'JHERE l WAS GP..Al.-J'l'ED .P.E:Rt"'HSSION TO
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COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICA TlON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROi\'1 FINAL FELONY CONVICTI.ON UNHER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, ARTfCLE 11.07 *49 -:····:· INSTRUCTIONS \ 1. You must usc the coinplcte form, which begins on the follo~ving page, to file an
application for a wdt. of habeas corvus seeking relief from a final felony conviction under Article 11.07 of the Code of Criminal P~ocedmc. (This form is not for death penalty cases, probated sentences which have not been revoked, or misdemeanors.) 2. The district clerk of the county in which you were convicted will make this form
available to you, on request. without charge.
3. You must file the entire writ application fonn, including those sections that do not
apply to you. If any pages are missing from the form, or if the questions have been renumbered or omitted, your entire application may be dismissed as non-compliant.
4. You must 1~1ake a separate application on a separate form for· .each .iudgmcnt of
convkt:ion 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· C\CTY ikm that applies to you on the form. Do not attach any additional
pages for any item.
6. You must include all grounds for relief on the applicatiOJi form as provided by the
instructions undct· item I 7. You mt1st also briefly sunui1arize the facts of j'Our claim on the application f01·m as provided by the instmctions undc·r item 17. Each ground shall bcgiu on a new page, and the recitation of the facts ~upporting the ground shall be no longer th!m the two pages provided for the claim in the form.
7. Legal citations and arguments·may be made in a scparatl• memorandum that
complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73 and docs not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated or 50 p:1gcs if not.
8. You must verify the applkation by signing either the Oath Before :'\otary Public or
the Inmate's Declaration, whiCh arc at the end of this fonn on pages 11 and 12. You may be prosecuted and convicted fm· aggr~watcd perjur·y if you make any false statement of a material fact in this application.
9. \Vhen the applicatiHn is fltlly completed, mail the original to the district clerk ofthe
county of conviction. Keep a copy of the application for your rl'cnrds.
fO. You musf notify llH' distr-ict clcr·k of the county of conviction nf any change in
address after \OU have filed your application.
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(The Clerk ofrhe convicting court will fiil;his line in.) *50 IN THE COURT OF CRlMlNAL APPEALS OF TEXAS APPLICA TlON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SEEKING RELIEF FROi\l FINAL FELONY CONVfCTfON UNDER COUE OF CRlJVHNAL PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 11.07 NAME: _ ____;,J&,.ffiQ··~*H::!: .. u' bJ.~.U~u~~t.:gili.SJ,'ULid!:!l:!:l'~!ft:!fS!___ ___________________ _
DATE OF BIRTH: _:_:i1A::~ f:::'\C=E:.:.1...:2:.:6:.:· '..:1:.:9..:8.::1 _ ____ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ _ _
TDC.l-CID NlT\lBER: SID NUMBER : - - - - - - - - -
(1) This applkaiion concerns (check all that apply}: 0 parble
~.W a conviction
.0 a sentence mandatory supct·vision 0 h out-of-time appeal or petition for
0 discretionary review (2) What district court entered the judgmc.nt of the conviction you want rdief from?
{include the court number and coumy·.)
180t:h dJ.sr.rict c:outt o:e han·is county (J) What was the case number in the trial court'?
(4) \\'hat was the [tame of the trial judge'?
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first 1pag-= of mo.morandum for explanatio.'l.
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(5) ·Were you r·cpresented by counsel"! lfyes, provide the attorney's name: CHilliLES A.. BROt~N ·-;:· *51 (6} What was the date that the judgment was entered'?
10--29-99 (7} For \Vhat offense wHc you convicted and what was the sentence?
(8} [f you \\·ere sentenced on more than one count of an indictment in the san1e court at
the same time, what. counts were you c.om·ictcd of.and what was the sentence in each count?
N/A .; (9} What ''as the plea you entered? (Chc(:k one.) 0 guilty-plea bargain
D guilty-open plea D nolo contelldere!nu contest ~ not guilty lf you entcn~d different pleas to counts in a multi-count indictment~ please explain: NA
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(lO) What kind oftrial did you have'! . -- ·-~ .'
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(ll) Did you t.estify at trial'! [f yes, at what phase of the trial did you testify'!
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*52 (12) Did you appeal from the judgment Of conviction?
[X! yes 0 no
If you did appeal, answer the following questions:
(A) \Vhat court of appeals did you appeal to? 11th eolli:"t. cf , 1 pp.;!.'ll.;:;t (B) \Vhat was the case number?
(C) Were you represented by counsel on appeal? H yes, provide the attorney's name:
(D) What was the decision and the date of the decision'?
(13) Did you fik a petition ~for disaetionai·y revie"'' in the Cou:rt of Criminal Appeals?
0 no lfyou did me a petiti9n for discrdionary review, answer the following questions: (A) What was thc ~a~~ number? 1. fr)!}\N(!TtJ\1 .__...... II ,., ·~<t~ (B) What \vas 1 the d~cision and, the d~tc ol the decision? .. . ~ : ' ., ~ : . . . ' . ' ) .. ' ~ '
(14) Have you previous,!~: filed a1i application'i'c:lr a writ ofhabeas corpus under Ati-icle. 11.07 of the Texa's'·Code of .Criminal Procedure challenging this c(mvictiOii?
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lfyou answcre9 y~s~ at;iswcr the following questions: I ' () :
(A) \Vha( wa~'.thc Cout·t of (l-iminal Appeals' writ number? WR-55, 762=t?S I~ 'I :}. ' ' .. . /.: / ·~; ··J /!·
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·· ... ,., (B) Wbat was the decision and the dat:c of the decision? t1:ni~:~ Wit.~'U£ writtEn cn:d::s: (C) Please identify the n~ason that the current dain1s were not~f~ted and could not have been presented on your previous application.
PI<E;PONDEP .. ANCE 02' THE EVIDENCE .. (IS) Do you currently have any petition or appeal pending in any otlu~r state or federal .. com·t'!
0:\yes 0 no
lf you answered yt'S, pl<.~se provide the name nf the court and the case numbet·: ·J:f:li: \"i.~I'l CIF P"'.::r.·~r:: •''C''\'PU''i Iii-' '"ur·-:· ·····'L 1 '~',' t.J!.i~:~~l:-1~· SUPP LEEI:&!~1 [7] I.S E).f~Ii.\J~_; JJ:jiL;~~ f' 'Ell I~ .t.w~D ~'-"··~ '•"""" .._ _, ·.:>c. ...._,..,, ·•t'-•J ... . ' . £.l'-·H1dl!l9 scLLt J.S _,.··' (16) If you arc presenting a claim for ti.mc l"Tedit, have you exhausted your
administrat~ve remedies by presenting your claim to the time credit resolution system ofthc Texas Department of Criminal Justice"? (This: requirement applies to any final felony cm,~;iction. induding state jail felonies) 0 yes ex no
If you answered ~~cs,, a.riswcr~ the following questions: ' (A) What date did you present the claim'? N/A (B) Did you receive a decision and. if yes, what was t.he date of the decision'? ;_~,/ ).\
If you answen·dno, please explain why you have not submitted your claim: N/A
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.I:-.:· l 1, ., *54 (17} Beginning on page 6, state concisely every legal ground. for your claim that you arc
being unlawfully restrained, and then briefly summadz(~ the facts supporting each' ground. You must present each ground on the fot'm application and a brief summary of the facts. lfyour grounds and briefstmmWIJ! l~(thefacts ltave not been presented on the form application, the Court will not cmu;itfer your grounds. If you have more than four gr·ou nds, use pagcs 14 and 15 ofthe form, which ·you may copy as many times as needed to give you a separate page for each ground, with each gr-ound number·ed in sequence. The 1·ecitation ofthc facts supporting each · ground must be no longer than the two pages provided for the g•·ound in the form. You may include with the form a mcmm·andum of law if you want t:o present legal authorities, butthe Coitrt ,.,m not consider· grounds for relief set out in ~ mtmwraudum uf law that were not raised on the form. The citations and argument must he in a memorandum that complies with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 73 and does not exceed 15,000 words if computer-generated or 50 pages if not. lf you arc challenging the validity of your com·ietion, please include a summary ofthefacts per·taining to your offense and tria[ in your memorandum.
Rev. 0 11l4i I -+ .,.O!f-,<\'.,.•·.•·' GROUNO ONE: .;,cTUAL INNOCENT-\'~df~Ri..: 'l'i:if:J\2: Ir~; J..\ LAC:{ OF JURISOIC'l'ION,BBCAUSE 'l~HE ~TUVENI LE COUR'l' ABUSED rt [1] 8 DlSCRE'J.'lON It~ TR.::U>JS.FERINC l:U?PLlCAi.'~l'l' TO h_ CRIM Tr-.,r. 1 n·rc:~"PRJ("'P f''C!tt::<•r~- ~·r-Ht:t=lE?f•\ 1R ;:<"', :pHR r.a Iiv1Tr\ja r n.::•r'ri:lT!""'T . .:;~;c;or, · [1] .:..Zt':i!'£D .:rURISD!CTIO~~
C>.)i'~ \.' J. CT :.j' *55 FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND ONE:
APPLICAN'l' 1.5 AC'l'iJALL:{ INi.\lOCE:t~T OF THL:: OF~·'Ei>.JSE 1 WHBRE 'l'HE Cf..iNVIU:l'ING COUR'I'
Wi.'i ~'HTb('f.h' .JUfU..SDIC'I.'lON TO l.>..CT !\'lAKING 1'[-JE ,JUDGMEU'l' VOID.SEE, A'.r'l'ACHED f'J&'\l·-
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*57 FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND TWO:
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GROUND THREE:
*59 FACTS SllPPORTlNG GROUND THREE:
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*61 FACTS SUPPORTlNG GROUND FOUR:
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*63 FACTS SUPPORTING GROUND:
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WHEREFORE, APPLICANT PRAYS THAT THE COURT GRANT APPLICANT
RELIEF TO WHICH HE MAY BE ENTITLED IN THIS J>ROCEEDING. VEIUFICA TION
This application must he verified or it wiil be dismissed for non-compliance. For verification purpose:>. an applicant is a person fi1iJtg 1he application on his or her own behalf A
petitioner is a person filing 1hc application on behalf of an applicant, for example, an applicant's
anomcy. An inmate is a j)erson who is in custody.
The inmate applicant mus1 sign cirhcr the ''Oath Before a Notary Pubhc" before a notary public or the "[nmate's Declaration" without a notary public. If the inmat.c is represented
by a licensed attomcy, 1hc attorney may sign the ''Oath Before a Notary Public'' as petitioner ;md
then complete "Petitioner's lnfomution." A non-inmate applicant must sign the "Oath Bcfbr~ a
Notary Public" before a notary public unless he is represented by a licensed attonH.~y, in which
case the at1orney may sign the verification as pctilioner.
A. non-inmate non-attorney petitioner must sign the "Oath Before a NOtary Public"
bd(m: a notary public and must also complete ·'Petitioner's Informmion.'' An inmate petitioner
must sign either the '·Oath Before a Notary Public" before a notary public or the "!nmat.::'s
Declaration" wirhout a notary public and must also compicte the appropriate ·'Peritioncr's
Information.··
OATH BEFORE A NOTARY PtJBLlC
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF
, being dulv sworn, under oath sav;;: ''1 am the: applicant-i .. p~~ti;ionc;:-( cit;;i~-~;~~:j·;~;-;:his al·-~i.-io_n_a-nd kno~v th~ contents of the above.
application hJr a wrir <.lfhabeas corpus and, according lO my belief. the facts stated in the
appltcanon arc true."' ·--------··---------------------·
Signature of Applicant i Petitioner (circle one) SUBSCRJBFD AND SWORN TO BEfORE ME TIHS DAY OF . 20
Signatur-: of Notary Public i.6
< '_.·'i'~~ :}~'·'~' ' . . <' ..... · • ~- ·-"> PETITIONER'S INFORM:\ TION
Petitioner':; printed name: _________________ _ State bar number; if applicable: ___________ _ Address:
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Fax:
rNiVIA TE'S DECLARATION
I" ,:rc;.:;r:p;j ~''tNiuW-ii'"'It-U:;·.:)- ...... ____ , ~1m the applicant ! petitioner (cirdc one) and ;pcrjurythaL according tn my belief. the E1cts stated in the above application are true and correct.
Signed on AffiTT, ; c; · - - - - - ' 20 -±'3-- .. Signature ofApplicant; Petitioner (circic one) Rev. Ol/i4/P PETITIONER'S INFORMATION
Pcti!ioner's printed name: ----~-------'------ Address: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *67 Telephone: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Fax: ------------------~------'-
Signed on ___________ _ _ __ _ ;20 __ ·-----··--····--··--··--···-··-- - Signature of Petitioner Rev. Oii\4/14 § J:X PARTE, §
!oSEPH BARNARD HINES, 1'R. so;:., o92.:.B
§ WR-55,762-10 .. ,._ ,: ':, bltief statement
Applicant would like ~o inform the court that he is not in a}ly ~' way trying to delay the proceeding in filing this additional
groun~ to his supp~emental writ habeas co~pus. H~ is a pro se
litigant. in Qtt~mpt to seek his constitutional rights;He also
tried to stop the mailing of tha aupplamantal application in
order to add this ground but waa unabl~ too.see,INMATE REQUEST
FORM. Applicant prays that this court axusa this error and file
this ground with his ~uppl•mental writ where he was granted 30
d~ys to present all evidence and the is 16 days left from today,
an~ t~,rs has been no final ruling or '·:····
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JOSBPH BARNARD HINES, § TRIAL CASB N.809,892-8
·APPLICANT § wa- 55,762-10 :\.
APPLICANT SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM OF LAE IN SUPPORT OF BIS SECOND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 11.07 § 4(a)(2). *69 TO THE .HINORA8L8 JUDGE(I) OF SAID COURT:
·\ COMES NOW,JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,Applicant in the above styled.
cause,~espectfully presents this supplemental memorandum of law
in support of his second writ of habeas corpus pursuant to TEX.
CODE CRIM. PR()C. art. 11.01 § 4 (a)(4).
In support therefl6',·the Applicant states the following:
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·.Ap-plicant filed his_ second vi it of habeas corpus on 4-21-14 in
trial cauee 809~892~8 and wa-55,762-10. The Court of Criminal
Appeala.granted Applicant's request to supplement said application
and issued him 30 days to- submit supplemental evidence.see,~X-8
(COURT OF, CRIMINAL APPEALS ORDER IN SUPPLEMEN'l'AL WRIT FILED ON ·4-14-15]. '
Applicant prepared his supplemental writ of habeas c;orPw:t,wnich was P,re
maturly ·placed in the prison mail box on 4-14-lS. Applicant contends tha,t
there is (16) sixteen daY.• left from today [4-15~15] to aupplmental his habeas
application where tl'lere ha,8 not been a final ruling, and inaert his actual inft
ocance claim to his ·supplemental writ of habeas corpus as his
;: first ground to his •upplemental ~rit of habeas corpus.
lscttoN .. : 4 StAtEMENt: . . ;~··
Articl6). 11~07 § 4(a)(2),provides that if a subsequent appli
cation for writ of tu!lt;>eas corpus is filed after final disposit;..
ion of an initial ap~lication challenging the same conviction,a
court may not conside·r the merits of or grant relief based on the
subseq~ent application unless the application contains specific
f~cts establishing that by a preponderance of the evidence,but fb
for a violation of the United States Constitution no rational
chtwt:»c.;could have found the Applicant guilt.y beyond a reasonable
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section 4 applies tci all applicetions following an initial ap
plication that ciJalletlenges the conviction.EX PARTE WHITESIDE,12
S.W. 3d 819,.821 (.TEX. CR. APP. 2002).
This honorable C~urt has held that arttcl~ll.O~ is the appor~
priate vehicle for testing due process violation in Texas. EX PA- -
RTE BRANDLEY,781 S.W. 2d 886,887 (TEX. CR. AP·P• 1989).
Applicant has the burden to prove by a pr.ponderance of the evi
clence that the errorfa) contributecl to his conviction and or sen
tence.EX PARTE FIERR0,934 S.W. 2cl 370,375 (TEX. CR. APP. 1996). ,.
PROCEDURE HISTORY:
Applicant .Procedural history .is set out in hissaupllemental. ·
\ writ of .. habeas corpus filed on 4-14-15 •
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GROUNDS FOR REVIEW IN SUPPLEMENTAL WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
,. ' .·· l) GA'l'EWA_Y CLAIM-ACTUAL INNOCENT
2J ACTUAL INNOCEN'l'~WHERE THB IS A LACK OF JURISDICTION,WHERE THE
JUVENILE COURT ABUSED IT'S DISCRETION IN TRANSFERRING APPLI .. -
CANT '1'0 A·CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT~THEREFORE THE CRIMIAAr.-ei'~ . TRICT COURT &ACKEO JURISDICTION.
ARGUMENT & AUTHORITIES:
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[0] GAT·BWAY CLAIM OF ACTUAL INGOCENCE" f '
.. ..:-····· This honorable Co~rt has held that a subsequent application to
for writ of habeas corp~,~sserting a constituti~nal violation,
must be·accomplained with a prima-fa~ie claim of innocent.£~ PA
RTE BROOKS,219 S.W. 3cl at 396_97 •.
In order to satisfy this requirement,the>application must con
tain specific facts establishing by a preponderance of evidence
that,but for· a constitutional violati·on,no rational juror would
have found the appli~ant~guil'y "beyond a reasonable doubt. [0] see,
verno~·•s Ann. Tel(. c.c.P.-,11 •. 07 § 4(a).f2J: .. ·art .• 11.011 § S(a)(2). . • I .
A credible claim of innocence serves to bring the Applicant ~1-
thin the "narrow cl~s~ of casesa implicatiog a fundamental mis
carriage of justice.SCBLUP v. DEL0,513 u.s. at 315,119 s.ct. 851.
'i, •.,' In other words~a- showing of inooaence by a· prep~nderance of the
evidence i~ a gateway through which a habeas applicant must pass
in order to have an other-wise barred constitutional claim consid~
ered Qn·.the merits.id.,citing HERR$RA v. ~O~LINS,506 U.S. at 404,
113 s.ct. asJ. . t
PRIMA-~ACIE SHOWING OF INNOCENCE:
Within this "GATEWAY" showing of.innoaence,the Applicant will •
demonstrate to this Honorable Court that be was uncondtitutional~ !fchcJ.+ · tl_(l
ly certified to stand trial as anGJdlV1Jlt- and transferred to a .crim-
inal district court,where
)1] The juvenile court abu•ed it's discrecion.in waiving jurisdi~
tion,and the criminal district court l~c~ed jurisdiction.
No ration•l juror would have found him gui~ty "beyond a reason
able doubt" in accords with article ll.07§4(a).(2) of the Texas
Code of Criminal. Procedures,where there ia no jurisdiction.
APPLICANT'S ONE COLORFUL P11IMA-FACIE FACT ESTABLISHING INNOCENCE The following ill~tration will shOw this honorable court that AppliCant is
actual innocent of the offense because the criminal district cour+
was without jurisdic~ion convict and sentence him.
The juvenile court abused it's d~acretion by waiving jurisdi.ct
ion and transferring atplicant to .a criminal district court, when
it issued an order./that did not cont'ain specific findinga of t~e
c.ourt and certify it's action in a written oraer.see,EX-D[ORDER
WAIVING JURISD~C'l'ION;ALSO SUPPLEMENTAL EX-A].
Section 54.02 of the juvenile justice code _provides that the ju
venile court may wa~v~ it's exclusive original jurisdicti9n and
transfer a ch11• to the appropriate dj~trict court or criminal
district cour~ for criminal proceedings if:
[1] the child is alleged to have violated a penal law of the grade of felo(ly;
[ 2] the child was:
(A) 12 years of age or older at the time he is allege to have committed the
offense,if the offense is. a capital felony,an aggravated controlled substance .
felony,or a felony of the first degree,and no adjudication hearin
#eUS,Cbf age. offald8riata conducted concerning that off~e: or (B) 15 years of age or older at the time
the child ia alleged to have COIIUllitted tile offense,if the off~e is a felony
of the .second or third qegree or a state jail felony,and no adjudication naer
ing has been conducted cencarning that offaese:~ (3) atfer a full investi- • '1. • ~· •
gation and ahearing,tne .. J.UVeniitt.court determines··~ that there ia probat)le cause
to believe that the child before the court coamitted the offenae alleged or •
the background of the child t.ile walfare of tha camnunity raquins criminal
procaedings.TEX. FAM. daD£ ANN. §54.02(a) •
. J:~Lfa~ilitate this determination, the juvenile court must consider, among other
~~~rs/ the following factors:
l] whether Ul& alleged offellBe was against person or property, with greater
weight in favor of transfer ~iven to offenses againSt tbe pers~;
2] ~ sophistication and aaturity of the child:
3] the record and preioua history of thlil child;
4] the prospect of adequate protection of the public and the likelihood of the
\ reha.bllitation of the child by use of pr:ocedures,services,and facilities
cur~ently available to the juvenile court. TEX. PAM. coos ANN. §54.02(f) .•
Texas family code ann~§54.02(h) obviQUSly contemplates that both the juveni~
court's reason for waiving it's jurisdiction and the findings of fact that un
de~gttd th~se reasons should appeat in th~ transfer order. In or
der to justify tbe broad discretion invested in the juvenile c~ud,
a court should take pains to show it's work,as it were,by spread
ing it's deliberative process on the record,tbereby providing a
sure-fo~ted and definite basis from which an appellate court can
determine that it's decision w~s in fact appropriately guided by
the statutory criteria,principled,and reasonable-in snort,triat it
is a decision demonstrably deserving of appellate imprimatur even
if the appellate court· might have reached a different result. The
legislature purpose of Tex • .Fam. Code Ann. §54.02(h) is not well
served by a transfer order so lacking in specifics that the appe
llate court is forced to speculate ~s to the juvenile court's re-
. a&ons for fin~in~ tr~nsfer to be appropriate or the facts the ju
venile court found to substantiate those reasons. Conversely,the
juvenile court that does the heavy lifting Tex. Fam. Code Ann. S IJv..V
§S4.02(h) requires,and ~ it's work should rarely be revitraetd.
MOON v. STATE,2014 T~X. CRIM. APP. LEXIS 1918 •
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If th~ juvenile· court waiv~s jurisdiction,it is required t6
"st&tz sp~cifically in the order.i~'$ rea~ons for waiver and cer
tify it's action1incl~ding the.written order ·and findings of the
court •. "Tax. Pam. Cod~ Ann.§ 54.02(h).
In the instant case, the only reason specifi'cally stated in the
juvenile court's. order to justisfy tbe·waiver of jurisdiction~was
that the offense cill.~9ed waa a seraoua one, and the only fcact spe
cified in supp~rt of ~his reason was that the off~nse alleged was
committed against a person.see, EX-D[ORDER WAIVING JURISDIC'l'ION:ALSO SUP-
. PLEMENTAL Ex-AI.
The Court held th~t a waiver o~ juvenile jurisdiction "based ~n
this particular reason,fortified only by this fact,constitutes an
abuse of discretion. [11] see,MOON v. STATE,2014 TEX. CRIM. APP. LEXIS
1918 (WL] at* 14-15~ ·
The juvenile court ·abused it's discretion by waiving it's jur
isdiction and transf~rring Applicant to the criminal district co
u~t,and. the criminal ~istrict court never acquired juri$diction
over Applicantlwhen the transfer order made no findings about the
specifics of the alleged offense and found no more than proba~le
cause that applicant committed the of~ense alleged.see,GUERRERO
v. STATE,2014 TEX.' APP. LEXIS 13773.
Ajudg~ent rendered by a court wholl~ lacking jurisdiction is
"void" and, is "an ~baolute nullity from its inception". HOANG v.
STATE,872 S.W. 2d 69~,699)Tex.Crim.App.l993):8ee also GALLAGHER
v. STATE,690 S.W. 2d 587,589 n~ 1 {Tex. Crim.App.l985). A defend
ant is denied due process of~law and due course of the law wh•n
the district court acts without jurisdiction.EX PARTE BIRDWELL,?
s.w. 3d l60,162{TEX. CRIM. APP. l999)7see also u.s. Const. amerid.
XIV,§l: FRANK v. MANGUM,237 U.S. 309,326,3.5- S. C~.582,59 L. Ed.
969(1915)(dua process requires that a criminal prosecution be be
fore a court of competent jurisdiction).
By a preponderance of the evidence Applicant is actual inno
cence but for a violation of tne Unitad States Constitution[DENIAL
OF DUE PROCESS AND LACKED OF JURISDICTION] no ratioal juror could have found
Applicant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
GROUND ONE: ACWAL•· INNOCENT-WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF JURISDICTION, BECAUSE THE
1'HE JUVENILE COURT ABUSED IT'S DISCRETION IN TRANSFERRING APPLICANT TO A CRIMI
INAL DISTRICT COURT;THEREFORE THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT tACKED JURISDICTION. . '·, . '
STANDAR FOR REVIEW:
A judgment rander.ed by ~a court wholly lacking jurisdiction is "void" and 1a
an absolute nullity ,'!'rom it's [1] inception.BOANG v~ S'l'ATS,872 s.w.2d
694,699(TEK.CRIM.APP.l993);see also,GALLAGBER v.STAT£,690 S.W.2d
587,589 n. l(TEX.CRIM.APP.l985). Also, .·. 'loUAivlllG .
A juvenile court abusEl of discretion by wa:t\'l>AII.it' s jurisdict- ·
ion and transferring a child to a criminal district court,the cri- 5-G?YI -
minal.district court is without jurisdiction to convict or se~•Oit
tence tho child,wh•~e th• transfer order •ade no fi~dings a~ou~
.the specifics of the alleged offense ~nd found no ~ore ~nan p~ob
able cause that the chile committed the offense.see,9U~RRERO v. STATE,2.014 TEX., APP. LEX4DS l3773,see also,MOON v. STAT£,2014 Ce~.
'-~ .... ·\,Grim.APP.LEXIS l(Jl8.
AGUMENT AND'AUTHORI'l'Y:
Applicant contends·that he is being illegally ce~trained of his
liberty in violation·'of hi.s .14th amendment right to due process,
where the trial court was without jucisdiction to convict and se~
tence him.·
The trial court never acquired jurisdictiop from the juvenile
court,because the ju~enile court abused it's discretion when is
suing it's order waiving jurisdiction of Applicant to a crimin4l
district court ••
The juvenile court •tated in it~s order that thete is probable
cause to believe that the Applicant committed the offense alleged~
but the court sh.owed nc finding.:~. see, EX-D [ORDER WAIVING JURISDICTION:
see also,SUPPLSi~N'l'AL BX~A] • The juvenile court· did not specifically
state it'e r~asons for waiver and certify it's actions ina writ
ten order or th~ findings of the court. The juvenile court merely
filled out a form ceitification order c9ntaining "boilerplate" .... l~nguage aad did not' include specificsevidentiary findings to
t euppoc~ it' a determinations. see t EX-D [ORDER WAIVING JURISDICTIONi8ee
f r: r
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also SUPPLEMENTAL EX-A].
Tax Family Code ann.§54.02(h) contemplates tna: both the ju venile court'e reasons for ~aiving i~'~ j~risdictio~ &&d the fin~
·, inga of fact that undergrid those ~eaaon~ abould app~ai in_the
transfer order. In order to justify th~ brQad diwcretion invested
in the juven1la cotirt,a ccurt uhould t~k6 pains to show it's wor~
, ae i t W9~e,by sprcadin9 it's deliberative proces~ on the rnc~rd,
theraby ~roviding a ~ure-footed and detini~e baais from which an
app~lla i: e cour.t can determine that' a Clecision wal:} in Zuct spp-· ··-·
o~prld~ely guid~d by the statutory criteria,principl~~.~~d rG~
sonabla-in sho~t.that it ie a ~aci~iod.damonstratably doa&rving
of clppallat~ imprima~ur ~v~n if ·th~ appallat~ cour~ Qight hava
r2achad a diffe~ent ceault. The legislatur~ purpo~~ of Tex. Fam.
Code Ann.§54.02{h) i~ net w~ll 8erved by a transfer ordQr 30 lack
ing in sp~culata as to the juvenile courts raasons tor finding
transfer :o b~ appropriate or the facts the juvenile court found
to ~ubatantiate tho6e r•asons~ Convereely,cha juvanile court ~hat
do~s tne heavy li£ting TQ~. Fam. Code Ann.§54.02(b) requires and
shows 1~ [1] 8 work should rarely b~ reversed.MOON v. STATE,20l4 TBX.
CRIM. APP. LEXIS 1918.
If th~ juvenil~ court waives jurisdiction,it id required to
"state specifically iB tha order it's reasons for waiver and carc
ify it*s action,includ!ng the writt~n ordarean6 fiDd1ngs of tha
court." ~EX. FAM. CODE ANN.§54.02(h).
In the ~natant caae1wnich ia identical to MOON,the only reHson
specitic~lly stacad in the juvenile court's ord~r to jus~ify the
waivar of jurisdiction was that th~ otfanse alleg~d was a ser~ou~
one,and the only fact spacifi0d in support of this ~aason was
that the offense alleged was committed against a peraon.aee,EX-D
[ORDI:::R ~·JAIYING JURISDICTION, SEE AL~O SUPPr.EME!'frAL EX-A].
'l'ha t:I·ansfer or.·d;n: in t:t1ta cas·~ makes no findings about the specifics of ~:he
all~ged offGns~~whec~ h~re two counts ~f ~ggravated eexusl essau~
and finda no more than probable Cduse to baliave Applicant comm
itted tha offense.se~,suppl~m~ntal EX-A.
Th~ only s:atGd raa~on giv~t~ fcc ~~plicant's transfer was that
ubecauaa of the ~eriousna~~ oi tha offen8e,the walfara of tha co~-
·~·'·
munity requires criminal proceedings,"and the only specific fact
supporting .this reasin was that ~the.offense alleged was against
the person of another."
MOON,instructs that the j~venile courts waiver of jurisdiction
"baeed on this ~articular reas6n fortified only by this fact" con
stitut,~s an abuse of discretion. 201~4 TEX. CRIM. APP .. tEXIS 1918,
)WL]at*l4~
A j~wenile court abu~a of discretion by waiving it's jurisdict
ion and transferring a child to a criminal district court,where •
th~ transfer orde~ made no findings about the specifics of the
al1egod offonao and found no more than probable cause that tne
c~ild committed the offensa~ Tha~efora for the criminal district
c~ur.~ n~vor acquired jurisdiction to convict and sentence Appli
cant. soa,MOON v~ STATE~410 S.W. 3d 366,2013 TEX. APP.LEXIS 9345 - - (TEX.APP.HOUSTON lst disi.20l3),aff'd S.W.3d ,2014 .texocrim. . .
app. LBXIS 1918,2014 WL 6997366
A judgment randerad by a court wholly lacking jurisdiction is
vtid and is an ab~olute nullity from it's ineeption.HOANG v. •TAT(
872 S.W. 2d 694,699(TEX.CRIM.APPo1993):see also,GALLAGHER v .. STATE
690 S.W.2d 587,589 n.l (TEX.CRIM.APP.l985) •
. CSNCLUSION
Tha APPLICANT CONTE~DS THAT HIS CONFINEMENT IS ONCONSTITUTIOAL
LY VOID AND ILLEGAL. Furthermere/it would be a total miscarriage
of justica in accords with Stata,Federal,and supreme court preae
dsnca if his conviction is not v~cated and remanded back to the
·.juvenile court.Keaney,at 11-12,112 s.ct.l715;cf. McCLESKY v,
ZAN'l',499,111 B.Ct.at 1470; MURRAY v. CARRIER,477 U~S •. ,--·at 496,106
s.ct. at 2649-50;and 28 U.SoC.J22,54(e)(2).
'l'he presented evidence[order waiving jurisdiction] WITHIN Applicants
claim clearly demonstrates that no rational juror would:hav~ fou~
him guilty without the violating of his consti_tutional·, rights as
guaranteed by the United. States,,and it would be a grave miscer- ·
riage of justice if this_ llonor~ble. court· doe~· not set this writ
for arr evidentiary nearing so that disputed resolves can be auf~
ficiently addressed.Id.;T.c.c.p. Article 11.07§ 4(a)(2);EX PARTE
BROOl\S1219 S.W. 3d. 39:6(TEX.CRIM.APl?.200'7) ;SUHULP v.OEL0,513 U.S. E.X-C
...
298,115 S~Ct.851,130 L.Ed.QD 803(1995);and KUHLMANN v.WILSON,
477 u.s. 436,106 s.ct.2616,91 t.Ed.2d 364(1986).
PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED,~HE Applicant reapectfully pra~s
chis honorable court to give liberal acru~iny to the Applicant's
actual-innocence and constitutional claim raised herein,and
vacated the l80th district court • s judgment and sentence a.nd re-
mana the case to the juvenile court. / /f ,' (J ~ '-
executed on 4-15-15 >/¢//- t!: < 0:: 2 ' ' /
CERTIFICA~E OF SER~ICE
I,JOSEPH BARNARD HINES,Applicant her~by certifX that this sup
plement~! writ of habe~s ~orpus wi~h memorandum attached was
mailed by u.s.P.s •. to:CHRIS DANIEL,Harris county District Clerk,.
P.o. BOX 465l,Houston,Tx. 77210-465l,on 4-15-15. X ~ibz1 __ 2~-~
execut~d on 4-15-~5.
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DIS~RIC~ CLBRl\-CHRIS D~~IEL
H.!.I.RRIS CCUNTY
P.O.E.Y"..iX 4651
HOUS1~N,TX.7721Q-465l
April 30,2015
RE: SUi?PL.G.i'1ENTAL i'i'R.!'I' OF HABEAS CORPUS IN 'i'RIAL CAUSE N0.809892-B
CLERK,
r 'm \ol.t·itting yo'.l in concern of t..~e supplemental \<rcit of habeas corp•J:J • l
m:tilc::d to your office on APRIL 14,2015 £ .i\PRIL 15,2015 in Ci1G above tria.'!.
causU>. Can you p.l~a~ inform mE: if you receive t..hase supplemental wt·its &
·if they hava w&n submitte-:2 to the court.
'l'hank you for your tima ir, this matter. ' I
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