CAUSE ~U. 96-CR-17U 3/ Jt4::,-oS I IS MAE~~ DIAZ, JR. , § IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS t· Relator. , ~ OF APPEALS OF TEXAS v. § P.O.BOX 12308 LOUISE PEARSON,District Clerk., § CAPITOL STATION i;}J Respondent. § AUSTIN,TEXAS 78711 HISTORY OF THE CASE On. December 29th 2014, Ismael Diaz,Jr (Relator) in this case fowered District Clerk: Mr.Pearson, a Motion Art.40.001. base upon newly discovered evidance and Relator's Motion Writ of Mandamus,Was via: Certified Receip# 7010 3090 0002 9154 3491.Since then Relator have discovered this Newly Evid- dance under Brady Material which were not available during trial Brady Motion under Art.40~001. and-Bar rif: Art.11.07. V.A.C.C.P. Sec.4 (a)(1)(2).

Hno: Clerk OF COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS:Heres this Brady Motion, I have requested in Honorable 229th District Court Of Starr County add to my Art. ' 40.001.This Brady Motion . In the past in more that one ocation I have send Starr Couty Clerk Stamp envelops for him give Relator's an answred:thereis no answered. Herein is the Clerk covered letter and Motion requesting Hon: District Court add to Applicant's Art.40.001. The Newly Discovered Evidance addressed to Hon:Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding; an unsworn to declaration and cetrificated of service too.

Hon: Louise Pearson,District Clerk: ~elator is requesting this Honorab- le COURT OF_APPEALS,GRANT,This othere Motion to be added to Applicants' Art. 40.001. Under Brady Motion Upon Newly Discovered Evidance in the best of relators interest~ Relator will send Brady Motion in two (2) different envi- olops,envelop #(1) and #(2) don't have a writ envelop.

EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015.

TED RECE\VED \N COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS D. ISMA ,L- AZ, JAN 20 2015 RDCJ#773609 , JIM FERGUSON ~NIT 12120 SAVAGE DRIVE Abe\ Acosta, C\erk MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852 PRO SE#773609 UNSWORN TO DECLARATION ~ursuant to both Federal law 28 u.s.c. ~ 1746 and Texas Civil Practice and. Remedies Code§§ 132.001-132.003, I Ismael Diaz,Jr, an Incarcerated Citizen of the State of Texas herein swear under penalty that the foregoing is a TRUE AND CORRECT account of events as described herein.

EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015.

...ISMAE D Z,JR TDCJ 3 773609 JIM FERGUSON· UNIT 12120 SAVAGE DRIVE MIDWAY TEXAS 75852 PRO SE 1 77 3609.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to both verify and certify that a coplete copy of the forgoing instrument has been maild to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by pre- paid postige. Relator has addressed said packagee or in two difrent busine- ss # (10) envolops to the Honorable Clerk my Brady Motion: LOUISE PEARSON P.O.BOX 12308 CAPITOL STATION AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 EXECUTED THIS 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2015.

TED ~ISMA L D AZ,J TDCJ#773609 JIM FERGUSON UNIT 12120 SAVAGE DRIVE MIDWAY,TEXAS 75852 PRO SE#773609 2. a 2Q e5 &Jlll" .~: • j /_.,.~- . ··',., . • f"" _,_·:;o,·. ':.. . ·, ..

-,-''Etd~~~R. .-· -.. - ·-. - GARCIA. ' .•· DISTRICT CLERK-STARR COUNTY STARR COUNTY. COURTHOUSE,R00Ml,302 · 401 NORTH BRITTON AVENUE -~ RIO GRANDE CITY,TEXAS 78582 JANUARY 11!m 2015 RE: MOTION REQUESTING HONORABLE 229TH COURT TO ADD APPLICANT'S TO ART.40.001, THIS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDANCE DEAR MR~GARCIA-CLERK; Now Comes Ismael Diaz,Jr;#773609,Cause No. 96-CR-170,in Starr County.

Please fowored a copy of this motion of newly discovered evidance to the Honorable: Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding. And iieve a _copy for the Honorable: D.A. Omar Escobar,District Attorney. Please f_~wored copy of instrument to: Louise Pearson,District Clerk, In The Criminal Court of Appeals of Texa~ P.O.Box 12308. Capital. Station. Austin,~exas 78711. Under Texas Goverment Code Sec.51~303, your ministerial duties of District Clerk.

Please Inclosed fine copy of this letter which needs to be file and marke and retourn with the Honorable Clerk an_s\ver. Along with a self addressed Stamped envelop.

EXECUTED THIS 11TH DAY OF .JANUARY 2015.

ISMAEL DIAi,JR., · TDCJ#773609 JIM FERGUSON UNIT 12120 SAVAGE DRIVE MIDWAY.' TEXAS .78582 - . APPLICANT PRO- SE CAUSE NO. 96-CR-170 .· 'IHE STATE OF·; TEXAS. , § IN THE 229TH JUDICIAL Plai~tlff., § DISTRICT COURT OF v. § STARR COUNTY, TEXAS !SMALE DIAZ,JR., § Defendant. § APPLICAN'I,''S MOTION REQUESTING THIS HONOBAI)LE I)IS'I&IC'J; coua-..: TO ADD 'EO APPLICANT.'.S ART.40.001 TBlS NEWLY DISCOVERED EVlDANCE I -. tq . I THE HONORABLE : Ana Lisa Garza,Presiding Now Comes lsmael Diaz,Jr., Applicant, introduction,Motion Upon Newly Discovered Evidence are &»nt&-olled by Art.icle.40.001 which provides: A New T~ia'l shall be granted .a·~ a~Y.,sed where material evidence Favorable to the Abcused has been discovered sin.ce trial.Appli:cant~ has ta~en the .position t~ken in the dissent that due to the language of Art.40.001 credibility is n~t as issue, and that all victim Recantation and there confession that was not giving under Her free will.

I.

Applicant alleged fact which is .true, entitle Him to his ~1otion' s ~elief. SEE Keeter v. State 74 s.w.3d 31,36-37 (Tex Cri.App 2002): and Bar of: Art.ll.07, v.A.C.CoPo Sec.4(a)(1)(2).

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. CAUSE NO.; 96-CR~170

THE STATE OF TEXAS•, § IN THE .229TH JUDICiAL Plaintiffo~ § DISTRICT.COURT OF v~ § STARR COUNT'{,. TEXAS ISt-1AEL DIAZ, JR. , § De~endent. §' MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERED·EVIDENCE· •', ~-; • •• '•, fo • T. ,• 0 o ~

INTRODt:lC'IlON ARTICL& ...·40.001,. . of the Texas 'Code of Criminal Procedure Provides that .

a ~~:new ~&:iai·~·. shall. be g~anted an accused where material eyide~ce Favorable . to . the Accused . has been discovered . . since. trial. Under this . . - statute a defen- ~-

-- dc.m~. is .e1;1t~tl47d to a new tJ::ial if the newly discov~red evidance was unkno- wn. to ~is at t~e . time of: . trial; his failure to discover the new evidence .w- .

a~ not merely cumulative; c.orroborativ.e; collateral or ·Impeaching; the new ev~dence aret~:;ue.and_ will bring about .a different result in a new trial SEE: Keet~r v. S~ate, 74 s~w.3d ~1,36-37(Tex.App 2002) and Bar of: ART.11.

07,V.A.c.c~~· Sec.4{a)(1)(2).

·..... ., I • ·the Def.endant is filing a Brady Motion herein. The only witness, Yolanda Sanchez,, testif.i~d against defendant and sought to blame the Defe- ndant f,or, killing. Asked di~ectly ,by ·counsel at trial, she denied her her testimont would benef,it: her. husband, Salome Sanchez, a co-defendant in the case. In fact, an infor_mationand belief,(Sanchez, received an acquittal· .f~or. his wife inculpetory .testimony]. There is evidance that ~·, Heriber.to , Silva.'s ..,gave witness a noQ:'!"credible, story a~out how Yolanda Sanchez, shou- ld test~fy before the jury to. accuse Applica~t.SEE EXHl)llT'~E" in Yolanda Di.:tz.,.&D.~ Sisters AFF,IDAV:Et,in .Ar,t.40.001,for newly discovered evidance, and now we h~ve as this other.(.EXHIBIT nul As a Brady Motion:. IN THE 381st DIS~ ' • • I ' -c...~ ~

"TRlCT :CQURT OF, THE STl\.TE; ·OF TE~SL;I:CAUSE. N0.96-CR-142,96-CR-i50,96-CR-166;;IN 'S'l;ATEMENT. OF FACT-S:. Testi,mony of Yolanda Sapchez;January 26.,199·9, SEE cover, page (1') -;(~~):f~}~ as(E~IIUT ~) Defendant • s counsel Mr .Guerra, aske<i some,··' questians about tli~jfs case; Mrs.Yolanda Sanchez in Pg(5) lines(7Jl· ·~ Qo. I 'm,g~i~g to ask you some questions about this case,Mrs.Sanch_ez, . .·, . lou'-re 'J . f~il.~lar'with'·fa~ts of this case, are you not, Ma'am (2~) jfl- I' -·-·--

1 IN THE 381ST DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS 2 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF STARR

5 THE STATE OF TEXAS, ) ) 6 .Plaintiff, ) ) 7 vs. ) Cause No 96-CR-142 ) 96~CR-150 8 SALQllm SANCHEZ, ) 96-CR-166 ) 9 Defendant. )

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l 2 II STATEMENT OF FACTS l 3 l 4 TESTIMONY OF YOLANDA SANCHEZ "] 5 ' REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF.PROCEEDINGS

18 Januaiy 26, 1999 Rio Grande City, Texas BEFORE: HON. JOHN A. POPE, III, Presiding Judge of 21 the 381st District Court

23 Julian G. Alderette Official Court Reporter 24- Certification Number 3484

.. ····· .·.· ·--.·.·· .. ··.~ .... :. . . ..... -. '• - .. ·. ·.. · ·· ...,...... -- ... .. . .... '.~ ·······.··:··-· -- -.--.· -. ~-·· ····.·.- ...._..._. -·· .·...........-. _, ·-· .· ···..... ·- .. ·-- ~. .... '·· (£xHif3JT -EE- ,PCJ - 1 A-P-P-E-A-R-A-N-C-E-S FOR 'THE PLAINTIFF: 3 Mr. Heriberto Silva District Attorney 4 Starr County, Texas Mr. Jon West 5 Ms. Hilda Gonzalez Assistant District Attorneys 6 Starr County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Rio Grande City, Texas 78582 FOR THE DEFENDANT: 9 Mr. Arnulfo Guerra, Sr. Mr. Arnulfo Guerra, Jr. 10 Attorneys at Law Lincoln 11 Roma, Texas

21 Reporter's Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

' 25 £x Hrf3 THE STATE OF TEXAS 2 COUNTY OF STARR

4 Starr County Cause Nos. 96-CR-142 5 96-CR-150 6 96-CR-166

g· I, JULIAN GARCIA ALDERETTE, Official Court 10 Reporter, in and for the 381st District Court of Starr 11 County, State of Texas, do hereby certify that the 12 foregoing contains a true and correct transcription of all 13 the proceedings requested in the above-styled and numbered 14 cause, all of which occurred in open court or in chambers 15 and were reported by me, all done to the best of my skill ·' 16 and ability.

17 I further certify that this transcription 18 of the proceedings truly and correctly reflects the 19 exhibits, if any, which were offered by the respective 20 parties.

21 WITNESS MY HAND this 20th day of January, 22 20001.

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1 Q. Where did you meet Mr. Sanchez?

2 A. (By the Interpreter) In Camargo.

3 Q. And are you from Camargo originally?

4 A. (By the Interpreter) Yes.

5 Q. Is that where iour family is from?

6 A. (By the Interpreter) Yes.

7 Q. I'm going to ask you some questions about this 8 case, Mrs. Sanchez, you're familiar with facts of this 9 case, are you not, ma'am?

10 A. (By the Interpreter) Yes. ., 1 Q. That is also because you testified for the Stat~

12 in the trial against Ismael Diaz, isn't that true? ., 3 A. (By the Interpreter) That is true .

l4 Q. And you volunteered to do that, didn't you, J 1~ ma'am? When you testified against Ismael:Diaz; you did so 16 voluntarily, didn't you, ma'am?

17 THE WITNESS: No. 18 MR. SILVA: Your Honor, I object. That is 19 not a proper of this witness. She doesn't have any 20 privilege in th~ case of Ismael Diaz, Judge, whether it 21 was voluntary br not is not an issue here.

22 THE INTERPRETER: She answered.

2.3 THE COURT: Hold on. Wait a minute. I'm 24 going to overrule your objection at this point, but we're 25 fast approaching a problem that I'd like to avoid, but I \.

A.(By the lnt~prelter) YES •.

Q.!Ihat· is .. also because you teStified for the State in trial.. against .lsmael .Diaz v isn,~. . t ,that ·tr,ue . (f.) .. , _ . ,A.1(By ·.the 1nterpeter.) --- 1:HAT IS·· TRUE. '·~' - Q. And .Y()~ ...!olunteered to do that, didn.';t you,ma'am (7) when you testified against lsmael Diaz, you did so voluntari-ly, didn't you,m~•am ('f) -. .,· ..... ' , ~·.. • ..... ' . I. . ' •. . :,. ~ I .. ' . ...... ::::::.:. ,.·- THE WITNESS: NO. ·The Witn~ss, '.J:l~re, Contends, her Ccn.1fe.~si~ns we~e ~nvolunt~:r;y in. the Fifth Amendment. sense;.. Under . the. Fifth,. @en.4m~nt '· ~ .~o~~es~f9~~~~l~ -])~ _.i~~~ and ,voluntary, '. . tha-t ,is, it must .not 'Pe .extra~t~d .PY any . s.or~. . of'- .... threat ... or . .. ··- . ' ' ..... ' ,, ,. . -. . violence,[nor-· obtained .. by any ... direct or;_implieci_prc;>m~s.es], (however slight, .. nor· by ·the .. exertion. of any. improper Influen~~].u.s~C~A~-~o~s~:~· ' ~ . . - ·· ., ..

Am~~d.5.· . . . . '... . .. .~ . ' ' ... .

There are ·clearer· evidence where .. D.• A •. Heril;>ertc;> ~i;J;,v~_·s· _·gave __ witn~ss a n~~-- credible story. . about how Mrs .• Sanchez, sho~ld ~e~tify befor .. the . . ..jury .. .under ':.:"' . ··' . ;.

~·.perjury'', to accuse. Applican.t' s . of. a -extra11eus. m\lrder. _,SEE (EXIJlBl~ !>. i~ Yolanc:la·Diaz· ·and Sisters. Affidavet in Art.40.001,Pg;_ (6·) colom (VIII;~) A conviction that results from a Constitutional ·error-free !£r-ial is Entitl&i . -~

to the greatest, and thus, ·when· a Criminal -Procedure Claim of Innocence based on Newly Discovered Evidance., the evidence presented must constitute affirmative- ·evidence. of .. the. -App~icant • s .inn~cepc::e_; .. o11ce __ t:_he Appl~~a_I1t'.s pr- ovides such -evidence, .. it .is then. appropri$~.e _·t9 pro.c~~~ .~ith a determinati- ...... '. . ,.. '•

·on ·of whether :Applicant 1 s .can prove. by. &l~$r and ~()~yi&ing . evidan&e ... .... ··-.. that ' D() ....,, . .,, , ··reasonable jurors- wold. have .convicted ·Applicant.' s ~n light of the Newly • • ' • ·- • • • , • • _, •• • •• 1" • _ ........ .

'Di'scovered -Ev:idance- is·.adlliissible. Heri'bertQ Si;lya's·.Prosecuter·'s '~Plans , ·iept·-·Dening Applicant'!,s . . -. . ·.~ Fair. '.

Trial ,.~n~~r. -~·ra.~d, ~~~b ~~~s: ~ro~~~~.,,of. '" . . ' . '- '

Lenieney"·';· .. ·'When State Cour·t adiQit$ evid~nce. that is so unc;luly _prfo!1udi,c~l, · tha't is· ·renders · trial .. fundamentally. unfairfl: .Due. ProcEas~ . J:aaus~. t?f .~?P;_t­ 'eenth '·Amendment· pr·ovides· ~Mechanism for Relief.....U~S.C 1~'A.Coi1si.Awepd~.14.• ·(EXHIBIT ·g_-Pg(·S)l atteched hereto and ..fully .. incorpor.ii~e.d ~eJ;~in ~s .. ~.f .. s·et. OUt' fully al leng-th. : ;_, .' .. 4 •' ...

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· ·Appiicant have ·reveal ·this .Honorable 22.9th Dis.J;.ric~ Court OF Starr County; how ·P-rosecuter. ·Heriberto .Silva: Plans. Kept .Dening Appficant.' s. a .fair