Florence, Thomas Wayne
Florence, Thomas Wayne
Opinion
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‘ ,‘ NO. 40,789-B-H-2 EX PARTE § IN THE 124TH DISTRI ' § z § INAND F-e_ § _ BRYAN WILLIAMS § GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS STATE’S- RESPONSE TO PETITIONER’S APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 'l`O THE~ HONORABLE IUDGE OF SAID COURT: THE STATE OF TEXAS, opposes Petitioner’s Writl ofHabeas Corpu's.
I. HISTORY OF THE CASE The applicant, "`Bryan Williams, is confined in TDCJ-ID because of` his . conviction and sentence in Gregg County cause number 40,789¥B. Williams Was charged with the felony offense of possession of a controlled'substance (Count I) and unlawful possession of a firearm by_ a felon (Count ll). (App_endix A: ` Indictment). After being admonished that he could face consecutive sentences if he. yvent to trial on both counts separately, he electedvseverance of the two counts and jury trials on both.' 3 RR 5-7. The jury found him guilty of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced him to 75 years. (Application, ~Appendix G: Ju_dgment-' Cou_nt I)'. Alter a jury was seated and testimony had begun on Count H, he pleaded guilty and Was sentenced by the judge to 5 years, to_, run consecutively to the 75~year j
sentence (Application Appendix H: Judgrnen_t-Count Il). Was sentenced by the judge to five years in prison to run consecutively to the 75-year' sentencel Id. He is confined at the Allred Unit as TDCJ inmate number 1784621.
II. APPLICANT’S ALLEGATIONS Williams claims that the municipal court judge and trial court judge lacked ‘ f jurisdiction, both personal and subject-matter jurisdiction over him due to a void search Warrant affidavit (‘ n ' III. NECESSITY FOR AN EVH)ENTIARY HEA`RING AND EXFANS!ON OF THE RECORD.
The record needs no expansion Williams need not be returned 'to Gregg County for a hearing j Iv. ARGUM_ENT ANDAUTHORITIES_ ( . l) This is a subsequent writ application, not subject to any exception.
This is a_subsequent request for a Writ of Habeas Cor.pus. While there are exceptions for subsequent Writs applications, applicant has failed to alleged that his request falls Within one of those exceptions He alleges that his claims of subject- ala - 1 recent _ jt » matter jurisdiction can never be waive'd, and that he only recently obtained a copy of the “defective void Exh. A l from my family member.” The record and facts were complete when Applicant filed his first application for writ of _ habeas coipus. - . Application Exhibit A l is the affidavit for search warrant signed by Kilgore Police ~ Department officer Brady L. i\/liddlebrool<s and used to obtain al search warrant for the blue 1994 Cadillac in which Williams.had been seen sitting The search warrant affidavit was not offered into evidence at Williams’ trial. No issue was made of the search warrant affidavit’s validity at the hearing .on motion to suppress See n Appendix A, Reporter’s Record f`rom'hearing. ` If` there had been a problem with the search warrant affidavit, the issue could , MB§~H:S § 4 g.,;;gr. '-;§.»~-"g-"'*‘.'\" ;"‘ ~r~~.z:~¢&¢’.'.';»,.~l
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ion'“.__P.ursuant to TEX. CODB CRiM. PROC. Art. ll'.O_'/', §4,. applicant’s writ
should be dismissed 2_) _ Williams states he has a-‘ petition or appeal pending in the Eastern District of Beaumont_, under Cause Number 06:15CV0005.
Cause number -06115CV0005 in the Beaumont Federal Court is related to .
Cause'number 40,789-13, the conviction under scrutiny here. As a matter of fact, the magistrate’s report states that Williams used the same memorandum of law for his -' federal habeas that he used in his first state habeas application See Appendix B, Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge. The magistrate’s _ ' _ "l:'l’€t€;@'@l - report was signed on July 9, 20'15, and explains that Williams has 14 days to respond to it, so as of the date of this response, it is technically still pending although a ruling has been made to deny relief requested as well as to deny a certificate of appealability 3) The claim ofl_ack ofjurisdiction lacks merit.
If his claim is considered on the merits, it should be denied for the following reasons. Williams claims that Exhibit Al is the affidavit used to secure a search warrant for a car in Which Williams consistently denied any interest. 'I`he affidavit was not,-therefore, made a part of the record of this case because the search was never an issue.
Mr. Williams complains that the affidavit is void for non-compliance with
;" eeaswiss@ra§aia<a‘) <»Q (4) < ) eli See Application Memoranduin at 2'.
The two statutes Williams alleges were not followed do not refer to search warrant affidavits They refer to charging instruments for misdemeanor offenses called complaints Williams’ Exhibits A (1) and A (2) are, collectively, the affidavit ` sworn to by Officer Middlebrool<s in order to get the warrant to search the abandoned ' ‘ Mmaasatfidawwat@ereaa@da@
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Williams’s sole ground for relief is frivolous and meritless and should be denied. v V. CONCLUSION » The State prays this Court recommend that the application be denied.
Respectfully submitted, CARL L.¢ DORROUGH Criminal District Attorney Gregg County, Texas B_y`: %67/2// Mm w golson\ Brown istant District Attorney State Bar No. 03205 900 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE l certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing “State’s Response to Applicant’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus” _was given to the District Clerk of Gregg County, Texas, on , July 20, 2015, to be mailed to Applicant, Bryan Williams, 1784621, Allred Unit, 2101 FM 369 N, Iowa Park, TX 763 67.
n Colson Brown Assistant District Attorney ' State Bar No. 03205900 S~jié No. 40,789-B-H_2. j 1 EX~ PARTE § INTHE 124TH DIsTRICT CoURT ' § .
§ m AND FoR BRYAN wILLIAMs § GREGG CoUNTY, T;F,X»EQD . ‘ ~ ' GREGG cou_m TE_XAS _ 1 JUL 2 8 2015 f FINAL oRDER AND . Bm~mt%r; Fn~u)n\rcs oF FACT AND CoNcLUsroNs 0F LAw - VW oN APPLICATIoN ron wRIT oF HABEAS CoRPUs ` 5 Having considered the Applicant’s Application for Post-'Conviction Writ of Habeas corpus, the State’s Answer, along with reviewing the record in the case, and the materials submitted; the Court recommends that the application be DISMISSED as a subsequent writ, or, if considered on its merits, DENIED.- » The Court specifically finds as follows: l) The police saw Williams exiting a car and later found the car to be locked ~ ~ Zj Williams denied that the car was his.
3) The police, after determining that no one else at the location claimed 'to own the Car, had the car towed, obtained a search warrant and searched _ the car, finding controlled substance, and several of Williams’ personal items connecting Williams to the car and its contents '4) Williams was than indicted and his arrest was pursuant to a warrant ' following a grand jury indictment T\l€<ii<&n 5) Williams’ attorney filed a motion to suppress, claiming that his warrantless arrest Was without probable cause, but not making any claim about the search of the car, 6) Williams’ motion to suppress any statements made after a warrantless arrest was denied because it was not a warrantless arrest. @ -Willi'ams could have raised any issue regarding the search warrant affidavit c‘ould have been raised at the“~rnotion~to suppress on"'d1rect efhabeas corpus:. '
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' The Court makes the following conclusions of law: l) This is a subsequent Writ, not subject to any exception.
2)~ Williams has a federal habeas pending on this conviction.
3) Williams waived his right to complain about the search warrant affidavit by denying any interest in the car, ~ 4) The complaint that the search warrant affidavit lacked language required of misdemeanor complaints lacks merit and is frivolous The clerk of the Court is directed to prepare a transcript to include the applicant’s Application for Post~Conviction Writ of Habeas Corpus, the State’s Answer, with appendices, a copy ofth e indictrnent, the judgment for CountI, and a jj copy of these findings and send it to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin,' Texas, The clerk is further directed to forward a copy of these findings to the applicant SIGN‘ED On JUL 2 7 2015
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