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*0 FILED IN 6th COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 5/1/2015 3:16:55 PM DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk *1 _t)V\ ~r'i 1 2.1, Z.ot~ T ben..~ ~IJ{ Vl.~--
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L I . i i THE STATE OF TEXAS
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JONATHAN RAY SHEPHERD
FORMAL NOTICE OF APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:
Now comes the Defendant, Jonathan Ray Shepherd, wljto by and through his
court appointed appellate attorney, makes and files this his For~al Notice of Appeal I :r
as follows: t I. I, Upon the Defendant's plea of not guilty and subsequent jiliry trial, the Trial Court
· sentenced the Defendant after the jury found him guilty of the!. the offense of capital
murder by kidnapping or attempted kidnapping on Apri121, 2015~ This was a non-death 1: '·
penalty. case and therefore the punishment assessed was as a niatter of law the term of
life. without parole in the Institutional Division of the Texas d Justice. - ,I II ·epartment of Criminal [1] I .
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Sentencing occurr~d on April 21, 2015. The appellant's ~ttorney for this appeal
was appointed on April21, 2015.
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III. ,· Notice is hereby given for the appeal of this felony convi~ion to the Texas Court
of Appeals for the 5th Appellate District at Texarkana, Texas. 'i :! ! :1
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, Defendant prays th~t this Notice of Appeal
) be filed and acted upon as required by Texas law.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dwight A. Brannon
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 670
Gilmer, Texas 75644
Phone: 903-843-2523
Fax: 903-843-6014
State Bar No. 02894500
APPELLATE ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
A true and correct copy of the above Notice of Appeal was hand delivered to the
!I office of the Criminal District Attorney of Upshur County, Texts at 405 NoCh Titus ;}. t day of
Street, Gilmer, Texas, and to the Defendant by letter on thi~ the
&\~ ,2015.
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Dwight . Brannon ::
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CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED WITH NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
TRIAL COURT NO. 16,605
I * IN THE 115TH DISTRICT CO,URT JO.NATHAN RAY SHEPHERD
I vs. * OF
I * THE STATE OF TEXAS UPSHUR COUNTY, TEXAS!
I I The Record of my office reflect the following information in this case: I I DEFENDANT WAS CONVICTED OF: Capital Murder by Kidnapping or Attempte~ Kidnapping I
PUNISHMENT ASSESSED: Life without Parole Institutional Division TDCJ
WAS THIS A REVOCATION OF PROBATION? ____ YES ___ .x_I_No X ___ _ OUT ON BOND ____ OUT ON
DEFENDANT IS: IN JAIL
PROBATION ___ _
' IF ON BOND, GIVE AMOUNT:$ _______ DATE BOND WAS POSTED:--------
SENTENCE IMPOSED ON THE 21st DAY OF April, 2015.
IF NO SENTENCE, ORDER APPEALED FROM WAS SIGNED ON: __ DAY OF-'-' ____ _, __ _
WRITIEN NOTICE OF APPEAL WAS FILED ON: 21st DAY OF April, 2015.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL FILED __ X __ NO YES, IF YES, DATE FILED ______ _
*** IF MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL WAS FILED AFTER NOTICE OF APPEAL, PLEASE GIVE WRITIEN NOTICE TO
THE COUT OF APPEAL IMMEDIATELY.
PRESIDING TRIAL COURT JUDGE: Lauren Parish
TRIAL COURT REPORTER: Deanna Drennan
ADDRESS: P. 0. BOX 1052, GILMER, TEXAS 75644
WAS DEFENDANT DECLARED INDIGENT? __ X ____ YES ----+----NO
DEFENDANT'S COUNSEL IS: RETAINED _____ APPOINTED __ X_,____ PROSE ___ _
DEFENDANT IS REPRESENTED ON APPEAL BY:
ATIORNEY'S NAME: Dwight Brannon
BAR CODE NUMBER 02894500
ADDRESS: P. 0. BOX 670, Gilmer, Texas 75644
STATE IS REPRESENTED ON APPEAL BY:
ATIORNEY'S NAME: Billy W. Byrd
BAR CODE NUMBER 24034354
ADDRESS: 405 N. Titus, Gilmer, Texas 75644
IF TWO OR MORE CASES WERE TRIED TOGETHER, LIST CASE NUMBERS ONLY:
IF COMPANION CASE, LIST DOCKET NUMBER AND DEFENDANT'S NAME:
****SEND SEPARATE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH CASE APPEALED
DATED THE 1st DAY OF May, 2015.
KAREN BUNN, DISTRICT CLERK
BY: MELISSA CHEVALIER, DEPUTY CLERK