Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2015

Nwagwu, Marcel

Nwagwu, Marcel
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided April 29, 2015

Nwagwu, Marcel

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TRAVIS COUNTY * TEXAS * EQUITABLE TOLLING AFFIDAVIT TO PERMIT LATE FILING OF FEDERAL APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Jade Meeker, being first duly sworn under oath, swears that the following facts are true and correct, to the best of her knowledge, which she makes with personal knowledge: Mr. Marcel Nwagwu was convicted of indecency with a child by contact on August 20, 2009. The Third Court of Appeals reversed a second conviction, but affirmed the indecency conviction in an unpublished opinion on October 21, 2010. Nwagwu v. State, No. 03-09-00536CR, delivered October 21,2010, unpublished, no pet.

Mr. Nwagwu filed an application for habeas corpus under Article 11.07, of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, on Jan. 5, 2012. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the application without written order on July 25, 2012.

Under federal law, Mr. Nwagwu would have had one year from October £1,__20 J_Q. ioJile hi$ f~_~eralyvrirappllcation... Thus:·his. ted.eral. applfcatlo.n wo~·ia have been due November 10, 2011. · ·-~- ~·---- \

In this affidavit for equitable tolling, I direct the Court to two factors to consider in Mr. Nwagwu's favor toward allowing him to file an application for federal writ of habeas corpus. First, Mr. Nwagwu asked me to obtain a copy of the trial record for him so that he could review it to determine whether a federal writ would be appropriate. Given the age of the case, the clerk had to order the record from the "warehouse," and told me she would call when the record arrived. I waited several weeks to hear back from the clerk regarding the arrival of the record and left messages asking for a return call. I finally went to the · clerk's office and found that the record had in fact arrived but no one had called me to pick it up. Thus, through no fault of his own, Mr. Nwagwu did not have the record to review for at least six weeks after he originally requested that I get him a copy. This Court should allow equitable tolling of the time period so that Mr. Nwagwu may file his writ application.

Second, and more importantly, Mr. Nwagwu fell victim to the insidious racism which still troubles this part of the country. When the prosecutor inquired as to the nation of Mr. Nwagwu's origin, which was wholly irrelevant to the proceeding, the defense attorney failed to object. When the jury learned that Mr. Nwagwu was not an American citizen, the prosecutor's only goal was to associate Mr. Nwagwu with other, nefarious people from his country. The •, !

defense attorney should have objected and obtained a limiting instruction at a minimum. [It could not be argued that objecting would call more attention to the situation: the prosecutor clearly exceeded the bounds of relevance to Mr. Nwagwu's detriment]. Because his federal rights were violated, this Court should equitably toll the time periods to allow filing the federal application.

Mr. Nwagwu's conviction was based upon the statement of one witness, whose testimony he contradicted. He had never before been convicted or charged with such an offense, and the complaining witness had a clear motive to testify against him.

Because the case is so close, and because the passage of time is not wholly Mr. Nwagwu's fault and important issues such as ineffective assistance of counsel, who allowed racial overtones to invade the jury panel, this Court should allow the equitable tolling of the time requirements so that Mr. Nwagwu may file his federal application for writ of habeas corpus.

Sworn to on this, the 3rd day of July, 2013.

Jade~~ Attested to before: 9~-___J Notary Public Travis County, Texas July 3, 2013

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TERRENCE W. KIRK ATTORNEY AT LAW 1504 WEST A VENUE AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 (512) 236-8511 (FAX) 476-5346 BOARD CERTIFIEQ CRIMINAL LAW E-MAIL ADDRRESS: TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION [email protected]

December 22, 2014

State Bar of Texas Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel Attn: Mr. Chad Childers 1414 Colorado, Ste. 200 Austin, Texas 78701

RE: . 201405538- Marcel Nwagwu- Jade Marie Meeker

Dear Sirs: By and through her undersigned counsel, Jade Marie Meeker submits this response .;-. ~·

to the grievance filed against her by Mr. Marcel Nwagwu.

Complaint Mr. Nwagwu alleges that Ms. Meeker violated Rule 1.01(b)(1) of the Rules of Professional Conduct because she failed to file a writ of habeas corpus. "in a timely manner." According to Mr. Nwagw~, the writ was "due on November 20, 2011," but Ms. Meeker did not file it until January 5, 2012. As a result of the delay, Mr. Nwagwu says, his writ of habeas corpus in federal court was time- barred .

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Short Answer Ms: Meeker agreed to file a state writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Artic.!e 11.07 of the .Code of Criminal Procedure. She did not agree to file it by a date . certain, and it was not due on} November 20, 2011 because there is no statute of limitations for an 11.07 writ. Ms. Meeker did not agree to file afederal writ and no such writ ~Nas ever mentioned until 2013, vvhen Ms. Meeker agreed to give an affidavit in support of Mr. Nwagwu's argument for equitable tolling of the federal statute of limitations. Accordingly, there • was no !breach of contract here, and thus I ' .

no professional misconduct.

Response inFull Ms. Meeker was appointed to represent Mr. Nwagwu on appeal from two convictions for indecency with a child in Cause No. D-1-DC-07-904098; 2991h Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas. On October 21, 2010, the Third Courtof Appeals vacated one ofthe convictions, agreeing with Ms. Meeker that the Double JeopardY: Clause barred two convictions for one act of indecency with a child. Nwagwu v .. State, No. 03-09-00535-CR (Tex. App.-,- Austin 2010).

On. September 14, 2010, as Mr. NwagVYu alleges, 1\ris. Meeker signed a contract with Mr. Nwagwu to file "an application for writ of habeas corpus in client's Cause No. D-1-DC-07-904098." See contract submitted b_v Mr. Nwaf5-r!m.

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Ms. J'vieeker agreed to begin work on the writ "immediately" but pointed out that no writ could be filed until Mr. Nwagwu' s appeal had been concluded. The contract did not specify~that Ms. Meeker file the writ by any particular date, and Mr. Nwagwu never complained about any delay in filing the writ. Ms. Meeker visited l'v1r. Nwagwu in prison to discuss the state writ, but again no federal writ was contemplated.

J'v1s. Meeker fiied the writ on January 5, 2012. In the writ she argued that trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to the indictment, which allowed the State to argue that Mr. Nwagwu was guilty of two offenses, not just one. The Court of Criminal Appeals denied relief on July 25, 20 12·. · On March 27, 2014, Mr. Nwagwu requested his cas~ file pursuant to Rule 1.15(d). See attached copy of letter. The letter specifically refers to "Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Tex. Code Crirn. Proc. art. 11.07.-" Mr. Nwagwu correctly noted that Ms. Meeker "no longerrepresented [him],~' entitling him to his file. Ms. Meeker complied with his request, sending Mr. Nwagwu her entire :6le.

See enclosed copies of correspondence.

On March 20, 2013, Mr. Nwagwu filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in Case No. A-13-CA-283-SS, United States District Court, Western District of Texas. Recognizing that his petition .was time-barred because it was not filed within the one-year statute of limitations, !'vir. NwagVvu had a friend request that

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In the affidavit, Ms. Meeker n0ted that Mr. Nwagwu had asked her "obtain a copy of the trial record for him so that he could revi?w it to detennine 1-vhethe,~ a federal writ would be appropriate. " See copy of affidavit submitted by Mr. Nwagwu {Emphasis added). She pointed out that because of a delay in obtaining the record · from the district court clerk, "Mr. Nwagwu did not have the record· to review for at least six weeks': after he originally requested her to get the record. Jd. (Emphasis added). She also asked the district court to allow late filing because Mr. Nwag\\'U had been the victim of racism and was in fact innocent. Despite her affidavit, the district court denied relief on October 11, 2013.

Conclusion On these facts, 11s. Meeker is not guilty of the professional misconduct that Mr. Nwagwu alleges. Contrary to his claim, his state writ was not "due" by November 20, 2011; Article 11.07 does not mention any statute of limitations; and the contract specified that the writ was· a state writ, not a federal writ. Ms. Meeker never agreed to file any federal writ, and her affidavit reflects that she did not lean1 of Mr. Nwagwu ~s potential desire to go to federal court until sometime in the summer of 2013. ·.

Unfo1tunately, by then Mr. Nwagwu was time-barred,. but not because tv1s.

Meeker breached any contractual duty, as alleged in the grievance. As shown in her affidavit, ·Ms. Meeker has the utmost sympathy for Mr. Nwagwu, but· he is mistaken in blaming her for his plight. Accordingly, l\t1s. Meeker asks that the Ot1ice reject his complaint.

·Respectfully submitted,

cc: Mr. 1v1arcel Nwagwu #1593238 C.T. Terrell Unit 1300 F.M. 655 Rosharon, Texas 77583

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