Amina Rose White v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided July 24, 2015·No. 01-15-00294-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

01-15-00294-CV

FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

7/24/2015 11:12:18 AM

No. 01-15-00294-CV CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

In the

Court of Appeals

For the

FILED IN

First District of Texas 1st COURT OF APPEALS At Houston HOUSTON, TEXAS 7/24/2015 11:12:18 AM

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No. 1884399

In the County Criminal Court at Law Number Fifteen Of Harris County, Texas

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AMINA ROSE WHITE

Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellee

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STATE’S APPELLATE BRIEF

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DEVON ANDERSON

District Attorney

Harris County, Texas

MELISSA P. HERVEY

Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas

State Bar Number: 24053741 LAUREN CLEMONS

Assistant District Attorney Harris County, Texas

1201 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 755-5826 Fax Number: (713) 755-5809 Hervey_Melissa@dao.hctx.net ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED ONLY IF REQUESTED BY APPELLANT

STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4(g) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 39.1, the State requests oral argument only if appellant requests oral argument.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTIES Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 38.1(a) and 38.2(a)(1)(A), a complete list of the names of all interested parties, and the names and addresses of all trial and appellate counsel, is provided below:

Counsel for the State, Appellee:

Devon AndersonDistrict Attorney of Harris County Melissa P. HerveyAssistant District Attorney on appeal Lauren Clemons—Assistant District Attorney at trial

Harris County District Attorney’s Office 1201 Franklin Street, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77002

Appellant or Criminal Defendant:

Amina Rose White

Counsel for Appellant:

Ashton Christopher Adair—Defense Counsel on appeal and at the hearing on appellant’s petition for an order of nondisclosure

The Adair Law Firm

7400 Gulf Freeway

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Houston, Texas 77017

Trial Judge:

Honorable Jean Spradling Hughes—Presiding Judge of the County Criminal Court at Law Number Fifteen

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT ................................................i IDENTIFICATION OF THE PARTIES ....................................................................i TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... ii INDEX OF AUTHORITIES.................................................................................... iii STATEMENT OF THE CASE .................................................................................. 1 STATEMENT OF FACTS ........................................................................................ 2 SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT ........................................................................ 3 REPLY TO APPELLANT’S SOLE POINT OF ERROR ......................................... 3

I. STANDARD OF REVIEW AND APPLICABLE LAW REGARDING A PETITION FOR AN ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION ............................................................................ 4

II. THE TRIAL COURT ACTED WITHIN ITS DISCRETION IN DENYING APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR NONDISCLOSURE ........................................ 6

CONCLUSION AND PRAYER ............................................................................. 14 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ....................................................................... 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ................................................................................ 17

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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

CASES

Chadwick v. State, 309 S.W.3d 558 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010) .............................................................13 Harris v. State, 402 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, no pet.) ................................................................. 12, 14 Jackson v. State, No. 14-13-00747-CV, 2014 WL 6085593 (Tex. App.—

Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 13, 2014, no pet.) .........................................................5 Montgomery v. State, 810 S.W.2d 372 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990) ...............................................................6 State v. Gonzalez, 855 S.W.2d 692 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993) ...............................................................9 State v. Herndon, 215 S.W.3d 901 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) ...............................................................9 State v. Thomas, 428 S.W.3d 99 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014) ...........................................................9, 10

STATUTES

TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 411.081(d)............................................. 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 411.081(d)(1) .................................................................10 TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 411.081(d)(1)-(3) .............................................................7 TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 411.081(e) ....................................................... 5, 7, 11, 12 TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 31.03 .................................................................................1

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RULES

TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(g) ................................................................................................. i TEX. R. APP. P. 9.4(i)................................................................................................16 TEX. R. APP. P. 21.3 ...................................................................................................9 TEX. R. APP. P. 38.2(a)(1)(A) ..................................................................................... i TEX. R. APP. P. 39.1.................................................................................................... i

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In cause number 1884399, the State charged appellant by information with the Class B misdemeanor offense of theft of property valued at more than $50.00 but less than $500.00. (CR – 6);1 see generally TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 31.03. On April 30, 2013, appellant pled guilty to the offense as charged, pursuant to appellant’s and the State’s plea-bargain agreement. (CR – 13-20). The trial court agreed to follow the plea-bargain agreement and accepted appellant’s guilty plea, but deferred a finding of guilt and ordered that appellant be placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for a term of six months. (CR – 13-20). On September 23, 2013, the State filed a Motion to Adjudicate Guilt in appellant’s case, alleging that appellant violated various conditions of her community supervision. (CR – 21-22). The trial court denied the State’s adjudication motion on October 17, 2013. (CR – 25). Then, on November 4, 2013, after the expiration of appellant’s term of deferred adjudication community supervision, the trial court discharged appellant from community supervision and ordered that the proceedings against appellant be dismissed. (CR – 26).

1 The Clerk’s Record consists of one volume, hereinafter referenced as (CR – [page number]). The Reporter’s Record also consists of one volume, which will be referenced as (RR – [page number]). Citations to appellant’s brief will be referenced as (AB – [page number]).

On January 5, 2015, appellant filed a Petition for Nondisclosure of Criminal History Record Information with the trial court. (CR – 30-32). On February 23, 2015, after a hearing on the merits of appellant’s petition, the trial court denied the petition and signed a written order to that effect. (CR – 33); (RR – 9-11). Appellant timely filed written notice of appeal on March 16, 2015, to challenge the trial court’s ruling to deny appellant’s petition for an order of nondisclosure. (CR – 39).

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STATEMENT OF FACTS

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