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o p i n i on a nd t he j u d g m e nt f r om t h at c o u r t. T he C o u rt of A p p e a ls r u l ed a g a i n st y ou in t h at t h ey f o u nd t h at t he s t a t e m e n ts t h at y ou m a de to t he d e p u ty at t he s c e ne of t he a r r e st w e re a d m i s s i b le b e c a u se t h ey w e re n ot t he p r o d u ct of a c u s t o d i al i n t e r r o g a t i on g i v en w i t h o ut

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T he n e xt l e v el to y o ur a p p e al w o u ld be to t he C o u rt of C r i m i n al A p p e a ls in A u s t i n,

T e x a s. T he C o u rt of C r i m i n al A p p e a ls is n ot r e q u i r ed to h e ar a p p e a l s, u n l i ke t he T w e l f th

C o u rt of A p p e a l s. T he C o u rt of C r i m i n al A p p e a ls h as d i s c r e t i o n a ry r e v i ew a u t h o r i ty in

c r i m i n al c a s e s. S h o u ld y ou d e c i de to p r o c e ed to t he n e xt l e v el of a p p e al in y o ur c a s e,

t h e r e f o r e, y ou w o u ld n e ed to f i le a P e t i t i on f or D i s c r e t i o n a ry R e v i ew ( P D R) w i t h in t h i r ty

d a ys of t he d a te of t he o p i n i on of t he T w e l f th C o u rt of A p p e a ls p u r s u a nt to T e x as R u le of

A p p e l l a te P r o c e d u re 6 8. I am i n c l u d i ng S e c t i on F i ve of t he T e x as R u l es of A p p e l l a te

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t he C o u r t of C r i m i n al A p p e a l s. T he a d d r e ss to t he T w e l f th C o u r t of A p p e a ls is 1 5 17 W e st

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f i l i ng of a P DR in y o ur c a s e. W h i le I d i s a g r ee w i th t he C o u r t 's r u l i n g, t h ey c o n s i d e r ed t he

e v i d e n ce in a t h o r o u gh m a n n er in r e a c h i ng t h e ir d e c i s i o n. S h o u ld y ou f e el o t h e n / v i s e, it

w o u ld be up to y ou to d r a ft a nd f i le t he P DR in a t i m e ly m a n n e r.

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