Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2015

Cox, Charles Layman

Cox, Charles Layman
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided August 4, 2015

Cox, Charles Layman

Opinion

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/l ,Olea lo deferred dal/lldieab`on ls nol a ludiclal Con£ession ,see donovan v, sla le aa s,.¢o. sec oss,.esé(ro<,cnm.naa,eoae) ` ‘Vhe£oarlor £n'mihalnnaea/<» - r¢e/'ee+eel lhe arounenl lhala li'ndin +hal ‘lhe evi`deneesubsian+ia les a defendanl_'s gulll ln a deferred 62 /ud/`ea l'/`on afau/ll: ila/ley v, S'lo~le 130 sol 3a (lex. crim._noa,zoo 4) la al Sae [l.’),l‘l.l more over / a llhouah / The fourlop£rimi`nal/l/laeals has recognlzed amendmenls la arliele #Z.DB were clearly desia neal la broaden lhe lri‘al L°Ourls abll:ly l`o Sla£lk S’enl*ence_'§/ loel'llarew 46 S’.LO._°>d, 759/77l (l`ex. fr,`rn. /¢na, 200/li lhal dlsorel-lon arises ancea senlence has been imposed or suspended ln 'l`a)o or more cases l 'l` n a deferred adjudleal/`on order senlence ls rlei l'her l mpased orSas/a£r)aleol, see dana var) 49 §,Ld,l?al alb§é o Thus l'he_ S`la'l`u'le eis wrlllen gives l_'he COur\L di`screl‘lon lo»-l)ashian an ' lndivl`dualiz ed ,alan / burL does nol gramL disere lion lo slaeka deferred dd/l/d/'ca lv`an order lnla,ar)'san l'lme, `lbere£ore lhel//eaalyjalndered ret/ocaln`on hearing and lrrz`al/£ou/el r)alqranl lhe @ou rl'ol¢'sc relion lo Senlenee /l/}aellan l' loprison from a revocalion ol’ deferred adjudieallon arder/ callh oul` a formal Gdjuca l')'an al blue Ineli`c_lm-en‘l, S‘ee S’?Loles lara/closed Fi`ndlr)ps exhihll CSl. fl mellon ‘lo proceed lo/ld/udleal/`on ls a mlm`slen‘al lnslrurnenl anal does nol' infer proper/raeedu re wa_s~l'o//ou)eol, v f d,¢Od/anls [A)rll` alearly,dralre$ lhe globe proceeded loan illegally /alrldereal lv)ylarld Trial. d/}aellanl was unprepared 'lo make ana knowinala or inle//l/aenl d eeis/‘ons or_,aleas , His Courl A,aaolnleol Counsel el-’aileolorinlenl/`ona»llu ~ did nol'advlse him of lbe consequences of an ll/eaa lia/ain dereal l~lubrid Trial al Revaea lion llear»`na and Trial al lhe sino/e,aroeeed/`na, /l,a,ae//an la aaoeal was based on his ln‘al loonsela srraleoa of hearsay les‘h`mona allowed al lria l. blow-ever d,aaellanl_é Ldril clearly exposes The un res`/`ral`neol \/)‘o/e lions o£l`u nda menha l doris li la li`o nol rlohls allowed lsu bls Courl‘/l/)/Qoinled faunsel.

proseeul’orlal l'lh'scanduel lora/aosed lind/nas B‘/‘l aaa 3,‘! 'I?ebulla/ Bround Une of d/naellanla: ldrll C/alms den)'alafldue fourse of Law / <l`he S'h)les allem,aled ,ale»baroain 'lo a convle lion aaa/oxlmale/y_[so)days}drior To, `lrlal /praves lhe Slale and £'oa r`l’ were aware of Agaellanls L’ons li`lulv`onal Oue fourseol`l.aw / 0ue process rlahl~s.

The CourlRecoral ol’ lesl/`monu/ ap Pnobalion devoea lion brouahl ln a fourl convened lara lrlal lo ad/unllcale The lnd/`elrnenl(Db‘/V/‘/%D'l /'s an llleoaly/olndered llubrld `lrlal, ` lex dade Crim, proof drl, 42,/2 § CS) (l_»,l,,,/\\‘l'he delenda nl'ls enlllled +a ' a hearlna llm#ed la lhe delermi`nallon by lhe oourlo.£’ whelherll,araceeds - wllh an ad/'udical/`on olauill on she original ohan;re, / - `lhis sla lu le oleadu e lains lhe legis lallve lnlenl by lls e)gare_cs l /'/ni'lalla,n on ihe aour‘l/ u) ere a hearan is llrnlled To wha”l can be heard ln v'he,Oroceediny, also llmils il:s'i conseau`enees, l The §Tudamenldd/l/d/`eallno @ui`ll an Oelober 66 2qa7sla les\Dn lhls dau, s'el-lbrlh above / lhi`s Cause again L’ameon lar l'rla l :/~ / /lnd -‘lhe lour'l ha van heard evldenc’e llvnlleal lo whelherlhe /j)ur‘l' should aroeeedlo an aa)udloalv`on afoul/l underfhe arlalna/cha rare and havlna dole/mined lhal‘lhe four'l §hDulol/ar'oc£ed 'lz) Sur.h 0 delermi`na hon /-llnols lhe defenda n‘l gal/lay ` /l molina lo proceed does nol allow l)rosecu lon‘al misconduel and .Abuse ol’ discrelv`on by lb e Slale anoll'ou rl/ ‘l“o,aresen$L a'l Trla l a devocal)`on dearan used as evldence lo whelher ll ll/`nds The al elendanf aul llj// ls a ~lundamen lal\/lo la lion of a.rb`cle 42.11§(5)(b)/$ e);oress llmila lion on lhel'oarl aaal`nsl £onslllul/`onal vlola lions of due lou/se ol` lau), ll)e$`la'le -palh‘ lo dl$prov£ den )`al of due daurseaf law , §u_bje`el ma ller / fonsl)'lu#onallan`salielian llo/oosed Fi‘ndinas /5-2o,oa‘/,5' ' ebull“al ` 'dn lnd/`el)nenl does nol Qua fan'lee‘lhe dollons ol’l'he Sla'le and lourl havemel i'he leaal requirements ol’ law or,drocedure.

lite fourl’ llecord _o<l’ ieslimanu and exhibils,araue fha evidence pled al' l‘rial were proba li on violallons, The$la le admils il brouahl l'h is evidence lo irial. `ihe Summaru of +he £oarl;s ~:luolarnenl’ c’/ear/y slale lhe evidence used +o delermineauill was lim/led lo lOi~obal/`on i/i‘olalions. see Sla les' Flo,aased l:i`ndin,a exhibils ('_A'i/ (£ pas 1~7 i, see also ludomeni./ld/udioalv`na du ill slalino£ `\Dn lh is dau/ sel lorlh above /lhis // cause again earn e on for lria/i. `lhe Iudamenldal/udiealino dui/l sla lea Three,aara ara/ahs found by lhe lourl of probe lion i/lola lions, Tbe fl udarnenl dd)"ud ica lina doi/l slale `llone'ollhelhree lounls of lndielmenl+o be found .§(Dl>¢/W‘N»Oi, '~lh e Judai'nen'ldoes slale ‘ihe De_l’endani was,aunished lar launane , °lhereb ,aroo¢@ lhal.'(li Sub/'eeldlaller al lrial was llobalion l/i'o/a_lr`ons andf l Zl donslilu l/`o nol rea uiremenlol`a lrial by lndielmenl had nol been me . irc/o v, §lale 230 §.la,Bd, 2b‘/ l`i`ex,/.’rim,¢l,n/o, 2009 in S’ub/'ecl l’lla ller jurisdiclion is a#’ense s~,aeei£ic because il is abou~l wha‘l lone ofo#ense Can be lried bu Vhe_ four‘l', Sub/ecl imaller/urisollcb`on depends nolonla on ‘lhe aramL olau‘ihorilu lo lhe lrial eourl in lhe aonslilulion and lhe slalules/ bul also on il-s being in vol<ed -l'or deparlicular case before lbe/:ourl ber ihe 5 l'ales}d/eadlnas, // “ Bal,aersonal/u risdielion is ,aerson s;aecil-"ic , I f delermines whelher ' a oourl' can exercise paul er avern ,aarlieu lar de£en danl rnau neverlhe/ess /ae/< au lhoril¢/ la ira lhaldel’endonllor od’enses notL covered b an lnd/'el'menl. /'Co,ainion :l`uslice(a)amael< concurred b y ;Tuslices de lin meyers and flohnson l l’llx v, §laie bS s.ai, 3d bed (iTex. frim.ll,nn 2001)[4,5]"a/l/d/amen+ ls \/oid only in vera rare si l'ua lions/ usually due la lac/z ofju rc'sd/`c b`ona'>:& ‘In z£iv.i,l"l’asefs'.zi r)_/udamen+ is void onl when lhere is`no//'urisdiclion al ibe,narli_es / no jurisdiclion al‘ +hesu joel maller/ najurisdi`c lion lo enler a parlicu/ar /udarnenlr/ ar no capac’i la ~lo aclas a courf,/ l+

Thercd`e)re lhc l’oar'l'on delaber hmw/fo l led l~a ad/'_udlca le lhe §’ub/‘eel' l’llaller ol` +h-e. lndiclmenl’, wilhoulan a d/udicalion of Znoli`clmenl,' lh,e_,»_ dour‘i` did nol' reach fans l'ilul`ional]_u rlsdiclion of l nol iclmcn~ls duihorilgr Or il;§/orrisd iciion, Tcx,dodel'rim, groc,¢drl, l, l;’) i,,,U/ea aliguillalone does nol' dulhorlze a canvi‘cl)`on, pdppe//anis plea was coerced/ /lppe/lanl was unprepared lo ma l<e any /<nou)inyly or inlel/iyen'i decisions orp/eas, llis lounse/ haviny»l’ai led o arise nn or va aaaaaas near n va ;ileya)y/n,,vaa nolan lriali oldhere lhe lj.$’,£, blh/lmendmenl riahi‘io know whalhe had lo ' defend was denied lillie .S’l`ale fails ‘lD dis/ira ve dupe/lanier 5 uly/er,`l made/ar l:onsl~l l`u lional /lu‘lhoi“ily of l nd iclmenls durisdiclion, per/ia ny proposed l?indin/asl 27» lrspy, 5a debra lie l . `i'hl_ leslimony pursued by lheS’lale acknowledges ihe evidence ol' proball‘nn Revoealion ies limony al irial 'wherejudp m-enl’ol’,auill was dd/lud)`lalcd, ‘ . dial 5` laie incorreelly dal/ns dppe//an'l impuaned l’l’ls S_milhs accuaalion. ll does hal a/}Oly 'l?) lhe asserlir)ns/ lhai her leslimony was misleadinp, where l/lls §milh slaled "sha was +heprnbalion ol’l’icer assigned la l~he @ourl in which delendan~ls case was heard /'(KK \/ol. l/,a,bi lines Zl'.eri `lhereby impugn/ny an adjudico lion ofevidenee, .

Appe//a~nl§ Bround l"ourpa, l' in his Focls Supporl`iny i sia les in ihe amended around , ihal he wi lhdracos any sialernenls fo lhe aulhenl~icily o~l lhe Probalion decorol/as he was unable loyarr)uo_ iharn all/1a lime dhcrc~£ore /durs uanl l`o lex, penal bode § §7,05 de l'racl~lonr his S\Lalemenis’ are moai and he reduced lheclaim al peyu ry ‘lo fha §ourldeeordolies+imony, `lhe\S‘lales deposed Fndino exh ibii'( Fi clearly shows rhode rha/led `o)as’ adi/ialed wilh c’ounseli n a lnslilu le of‘l`axas in l‘i‘?B / and her _$`Ta.'lemen'l' ‘ll’ial She `was’cxccu live cllrcc l`or in l‘l‘lB/ does noia/lerl`he»laololi§uborned . der/ir ry, ' .

The .S‘l'ale/)fesen led an `l)n,aas ler }wilness al dn,ae//anl_l l"ria l / he£bre `lhepu hh`e w s‘l'h len/0 lied knowledge a£+hedel`endanl shedid nal/UDSSes’S’ , lulne/e el lrial ihe draseevla/ asked ms`$rni_lh il ma de melleil was live $e><‘ Menale/ `l'feolmenl'/d/D i/ldef\{ implied by l'he probe lion ell/le D./’ ‘l`he 0 defendant end she replied +ha‘l marie mellell` was'ihe/)e/son d_$’l<ed ahoul (‘K.R.Vol; l/p. i'l, lines Cl~.ZDijhis was perjury and +he preseevie/ l<new ilwas ,U£//l,l fy end lhe‘le$l/`monu wa_$ harmlul. llls §milh wen`lan la make many slalemenls 'h) have been Said ha marie mellell’.. (ln [rass/ merie_ mollell was asked il’ she was +he ane who mel wilh ‘lhe delendanl' in l‘l?B/ Sheslaled`f"§`he was nol+he une wha mel will/1 ‘lhe delendanl`”dnal She ad milled/\She was nol lhe defendan is healmeni, /.Ofovider,” CR.R. \/el, l ,,0, 73 , linei?.l, `i'herel’o/e she did nol have +he im,OI/‘ed,aersenal knowledge ol’ her lesiimanu / il was Suberned ha lhe Froseeaia/, She was an `lm/)asie/’wiiness/ ms Smilh knew il, ms Iaek l<new il anal marie mal/ell admilled il, whdher merie m ellell wes en exeeu live direeler in l‘l?£ arapaahalian al¥’ieer in 2007 is irrelevent Tl)e Slale,aresenled her belo/edenal)iie eis /l,n/ne//anls' l/ea lmenl pro vlde/ wl‘l~h/aefsonal /</Iewlea@e she dial hal possess, is ,aee/'u ru, /lnd as such ihe Sia les leslir_nany af$ally$’milh an d marie me/le# ls uneredil)le fela/lea ledier/'u /u, `lhe S’le le lai h le disp/a venerju ry .

Ezetaal and Lepa l S ull’:‘e ieney deposed H'ndinas 44- ‘/¢i,aa,` 7, lle ha ila l legal Sa¢’f/'ei'eneu al’ evidence is depend/ml u,aon ihe/Z//isdidinn afv‘he Su/o/'ecl malerS’ee lhny V 3 l`a le 280_91,\),3¢!. (T§x,drim.Aqd200?) `_§uh/ieel' ' maller/,/'arisd;elion is amense s,aeei£ie [i]+ de/aends nal an/ nn lhea/a nlal’ aulhon'l~y, ‘h) +he lrial lieu/l in lhe cans h`lah`an and lhes"larules/ halan iii being inva/<ed helere'lhe eaa/l by ihe 5 la les'p/eaalinas.

The Flele hraual) lan a lrial afihe lndie irnenl (be47447~0l,andpled mobalion viola lions us evidenee`. see jia“ie deposed i~"indina exhilei l (}4) , [£,09$ l “7) a/sa see judamenldld/hdieah'na gai/l and dou('ll?eeara/Dl’ `l`eslirnony,

A variance ol’ evideneelo lhe .lndielmenl is a variance alMele/aa/ SuWicieneu of lhe$ub/eelmaller. see 591/d v, fla le ( 2010 Tex,//laa lexis ZB?I) \`l;lnde/ Sl`al`e haw Sul`lielrencgl _$'le)nda‘rds /a‘ Claim D'l" lepa/S’u'll»'l'eien£u~ls v viewed as a variance issue where evidence is d;#erenl ar va r:‘esf/on ~ihe eha/pina ins lrvrnenl, ./l varian£e aeeurs when lhere is a diserepan ap helween ih e alleaa lions al lhe eha raiaa inslramen l and ~/h eproof al lria l .

The jlale an delo/per % 2aa7,a/ed dohalion l/io/a lions and hal lhe _ ladielnoenl. ' y x lhe§l~ales rla/rn lhal a aui lly plea ls"some"evidence losu/)porla' L°OIWiel/`ion. 6c Fhrle williams 703 §U,Zd.é7¢//d£3(`i`ey./Irim,dpa l‘lBél/daes nol aulw_eiah lealslaled S’lale law of iex,dode Crim,prae,,llrl. l,iB `\auilly plea alone does nol avlhorizea Canvielrion .// wherhy lhe Slales/d/eaalinas alper/lured revoea lion les limona, `Ho Leaal £videnee /wasprodaeed lay lhe $l'ale lo lhe lnalielrnenl, Tex. penalfode§ 2,0/ S`lales Burden/ was hal mel, l perales V, §l'ale 215 §,LJ. 3d,¢l/B, L/ZD'(T€X,~€rim,/§l/)p,ZeOO?) [2}‘/],,, [A] rllai)n af no evidenee is cognizahle heeaase`\Ethere lhe re has been no evidenee lo base eanvielion “f a viola lion of du epraeess has aeeurred~, leven if +he has pled guilly)/lrl, l,l3 / fsc ioarle folernon 599 S.w. id.$’O$, 307@`19)(. fri/n dpp, 1973i "H` lhe record is devoid ol' eviden+ia ry supporl for a £anviel~ion / an evidenh`ara challenge is cognizable :’,, see fx dade Brown 757 Siw, Qd, 3,o7, Soe~eV (Fe><a;m.olpo, /%’o) fx dade williams 7035. w.£d,m, 279~Ba (To<, a;n,,r/p, now The §lale <l?ai ls l`O disp/ave lead l S'udl)i'eianee/ , n ell'eelive Ass~isionce ol’Trlal £avnsel proposed i?ndinaesa dopaza deha)lal `lhe adve rsarialpra£essproleelod lay *ihe Sixlh /lmendrnenl requires lhal ' ll)e aroused have counsel aelina in lhe ro/eo.l’ advaea le, /lnders v.L’a/il'ornia see u,s. mens s,a,/s%//e z,a/,ze'.` as (/%7). d drobalion`llevaealion hrouahl in lo a Courl convened for lrial lo dd/udieale lhe lndielmenl/ ls an llleaalyjaindered llol:)rid Trial,i% revoke llifol)aliofi

and use as evidence lo adjudicale lndielmenl is a lundamenlal denia l ol’ Canslilulionol riohls lo due lourseol’law /Oue Process. ' mani£’es lio/ a prima slaeio claim lhol lhe illeaalujoindered lluhn‘d Trial could nol have hoy)pend wilhoul cooperalion from dane/lanls dounsel, _ lS clear and evidenlproo~l) ol’ lnelleelive/¢lssis'lanee, _ l/llr dosleel did allow lhe$lal'e and loud unfeslrained '\/iolalions ad ./lpae/lanls donsliluh`onal riohls / oannol he conslrued as reasonahle<lrial Slra leaa or harm less. ' /ln lndielmenl does nol aaa ranlee lhe aelions of lhe §lole and loud have mel lhe leaislaled re quiremenls al UueCourseol law, !lppe/lanl was unpreaared lo mal<e any l<nowina la orin le llipenl decisions orpleo, llis daunsel having failed lo advise him ollhe£onseau~en' L“es l’i€, lia/led in lhe illeaaly/ar'nolered llulm`d irial/ where his l/.S`.C, L'lh / dmendmenl riahl lo l<now whol. he had lo de-l`end allriol was denied, , leaa l S’u#’ieiencu o~l’ evidence is dependa nl upon lhe doris dielion ol’ lhe Suh/'eel maller, /l variance aflhe evidence lo lh-e l nd ielrnenl is a variance of lhe leaal S`ull’/`ciencu of lhe §uly'eel ma ller, _ 10 er/[uf§/ is defined in Tex, penal dade § 37,02 and 37,03 /dnoel/anl has l proved perjury, 1 `ihe S'lale lai ls lo disprove claim , lneil’eclive As$rslancea~l’daaellalel'ounsei proposed Find,‘nas 5% L/pa, 3 delia llal ‘ :ihe Fla las alo,r'eel ' denia l of l n ell’ecliue !lsSis la nee all /lppella le /'ounsel s is an allacl< an /lpaellanls riahl lo eo/alerallu allacl< his.apaeal. qihouah mr. lc)all<er did hill lhe .Yh`a le asper Slales proposed l-`indinps e>rhiloil CL`i / il does nol apply lo dp ellaan claim lhal his Appellale . /,`ounse/ hod l<nou)/ealae lhe anpea was frivolous o Bone, l/, glale 77 S’.w, 3d.3231833 (`l`ex,l'rim,llpp, 2002) Slalina lhal/ l L/]dder normal Circumslances/

' ihe record on direei appeal willnoi l)eSu llieieni io show linen sels' rearesenia - iion was so lae/<ina in iaeh‘eal Si/aleaie decision mo/<inn as lo overcome ina ,dre$um,ah` on lhai £aan§el§ £onnluell was reasonable and professional , _ e’x'r”arie doi/er i‘/? S,w,3d. /25 (Dx,en‘m,nnnzoonilil, alamo al in e#’eeii ve ass/sranee or counsel are heqaen ila raised an direei appeal wilhou`i ihehenil'ii ol` adeauale record and +hen rearaed on a wriiol’ habeas earners alia lhey have been ad edna lely developed in a ,nosi convie lion evidenlia_ra_ hearina, Ajoel/ami has rennesled an evidenlia/;/ hea rino. see &rmala livei'raverse, l doi geoleml)erZDJD// ' ' _ Prayer _ Premi$e lons idered / Charles layman fox prods rha+ +he load finds his Caase woriha and Recomends Relie£. l R£$pecl£ully gahmili~ed f T/U,l’,j. /io, l 463 72 l l."lemenis Llni*lL %0/ S’pur 5?/ `¢lmarillo/`Br, 7?/07 _

Inmaies Dee_laralrion li fha/les layman fox/ do S’o)ea r under penal ia alper/lug i'hai ihe S)La+emeni~s made in ‘lhis memorandum are ‘iraeand £!)rreeig gianeal'an illi.s dan dane ‘i,ZDi‘l /ld/MllM-‘£’ id C£rli£lcaie al gervi ce l eeriil`y 'ihal ‘ihi$ d owmeni was placed inlo ihe,aa$se$$ion afl‘he T.O,C,]`. mail Room oil ihe l’)ill dlemenis Llnil- Po'ller l’ouniy,/!lma ri lloiT)<, on dane <i,,ZOI¢/, Therel’ore is considered Served, [erHliicale of lam/chance l L‘e.riil'y +hai ihe number of words in 'ihis memo random laniroverlina §l’aies lora/ia$ed hindiaas is aaa/oxima ielyi‘)`aa wards . aaa ea ` lO

. a \ <X§ -€;( h 1 ibt l FcLED . . . THoMAs A wlLoER,-ols‘r. _oLEm< TARRANT couer, TEXAS MAY 2'7 2014 BY 'DEP'urY C-213-009413-0647447-A EX PARTE § IN THE 213th JUDICI § § DISTRICT COURT § _ CHARLES_LAYMAN COX § TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS ORDER CLOSING EVIDENCE IN 15 DAYS The Coult has before it Applicant’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed under Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

IT IS ORDERED that any additional evidence, proposed findings or memoranda be submitted to the Court within fifteen days of the date of this order, unless an extension has been granted to the parties.

Thereafter, the Court Will consider the record closed and will proceed to a decision in this matter. 7 The Clerk of the Court is ORDERED to send a copy of this order to the Applicant at his current known address and to the Appellate Section of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Offlce. sIGNED AND ENTERED this .Z 5’" day or%, 2014.

cHARLES’i>. RE oLi)s cRIMINAL MAGI RATE TARRANT coUNTY, TEXAS

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