Bishop, Jason Brent

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJune 5, 2015
DocketWR-83,378-01
StatusPublished

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Opinion

WR-83,378-01 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Transmitted 6/5/2015 11:10:36 AM No. WR-83,378-01 Accepted 6/5/2015 1:37:23 PM ABEL ACOSTA CLERK IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS, AT AUSTIN RECEIVED COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 6/5/2015 Ex parte Jason Brent Bishop ABEL ACOSTA, CLERK Applicant Habeas Corpus Proceeding under Article 11.07, et seq., C.Cr.P., in Case Number 32397CR/A from the 40th District Court of Ellis County

Notice of Filing Objections and Request for Stay in Proceedings Pending Resolution of Issues TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:

COMES NOW, Jason Brent Bishop, Applicant in the above

styled and numbered cause, by and through David A. Schulman,

his undersigned lead counsel, and respectfully files this “Notice of

Filing Objections and Request for Stay in Proceedings Pending

Resolution of Issues,” and would show the Court that on May 22,

2015, the habeas court entered its findings of fact and conclusions

of law, which were subsequently forwarded to this Court by the

District Clerk of Eastland County and received by the Clerk of this

Court on June 1, 2015. Applicant would show the Court that the

findings and conclusions at issue are not supported by the habeas record and fail to properly apply the law relating to the allegations

made and the evidence proffered.

The undersigned received the habeas court’s findings and

conclusions on May 26, 2015. On June 5, 2015, within 10 days

of his receipt of the findings and conclusions, the undersigned

filed, on behalf of Applicant, objections to the habeas court’s

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in that court. A true and

correct copy of Applicant’s objections are attached as Exhibit “1”

to this document.

Prayer

WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, Appellant prays this

Honorable Court to grant this request in all things and stay all

proceedings in this Court pending the convicting court’s resolution

of his objections. Additionally, in the event that the convicting

court refuses to withdraw its findings and conclusions, the

undersigned requests the Court to consider his objections when

ruling on the merits of this case.

2 Respectfully submitted,

____________________________________ David A. Schulman Attorney at Law 1801 East 51st Street, Suite 365-474 Austin, Texas 78723 Tel. 512-474-4747 Fax: 512-532-6282 eMail: zdrdavida@davidschulman.com State Bar Card No. 17833400 Attorney for Jason Brent Bishop Certificate of Compliance and Delivery This is to certify that: (1) this document, created using WordPerfect™ X6 software, contains 347 words, excluding those items permitted by Rule 9.4 (i)(1), Tex.R.App.Pro., and complies with Rules 9.4 (i)(2)(B) and 9.4 (i)(3), Tex.R.App.Pro.; and (2) on June 5,, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing “Notice of Filing Objections and Request for Stay in Proceedings Pending Resolution of Issues” was transmitted via the eService function on the Cindy Hellstern, counsel for the State of Texas.

______________________________________ David A. Schulman

3 Exhibit “1” No. 32397-CR (A)

EX PARTE § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § § 40th JUDICIAL DISTRICT § JASON BRENT BISHOP § ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

Applicant’s Objections to the Habeas Court’s Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

styled and numbered cause, by and through his undersigned

attorneys, John G. Jasuta and David A. Schulman, and

respectfully files these objections to the to Habeas Court’s

findings, conclusions and recommendations, and would

respectfully show the Court as follows:

I

Applicant’s habeas corpus application and memorandum in

support were forwarded to the District Clerk for filing on April 1,

2015, and were received and filed on April 6, 2015. Copies of

both documents were provided to counsel for the State of Texas

on April 6, 2015. The State entered a waiver on April 13, 2015. An amended memorandum in support was forwarded to the

District Clerk on April 16, 2015, and received and filed on April

22, 2015.

The State filed its answer on April 28, 2015, and provided a

copy to the undersigned the same day. On May 22, 2015, this

Court entered its “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law” and

“Order on Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus without a

Hearing.” The undersigned received the habeas court’s findings

and conclusions on May 26, 2015.1 Pursuant to Rule 73.4(b)(2),2

these objections are timely if mailed or filed with the Clerk by June

5, 2015.

Applicant’‘s General Objection

First, the habeas court’s findings and Order were untimely

entered and interfered with the duty of the District Clerk to

1 The trial court judge sent a copy via eMail with the findings and conclusions at 12:34 a.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015. The undersigneds’ office was closed on Monday, May 25, 2015, for Memorial Day, and reopened on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Per the habeas court’s instructions, counsel for the State acknowledged receipt on May 26, 2015, at 8:48 a.m., while receipt was acknowledged by Applicant’s counsel on May 26, 2015, at 8:57 a.m. All three documents are included in Exhibit “A” attached hereto. 2 “A party has ten days from the date he receives the findings to file objections, but the trial court may, nevertheless, transmit the record to the Court of Criminal Appeals before the expiration of the ten days.”

2 transmit the application to the Court of Criminal Appeals. As the

State’s waiver was filed on April 13, the 20 days in which the

habeas court had the duty, under Article 11.07 section 3(c),

C.Cr.P., to “decide whether there are controverted, previously

unresolved facts material to the legality of the applicant’s

confinement,” expired on May 4, 2015.3 Alternatively, if the 20

day period did not begin until the State actually answered, on

April 28, 2015, it would have expired on May 18, 2015.

In either event, once the 20 day period had expired, it became

the duty of the District Clerk, under Art. 11.07 sec. 3(c), to

“immediately transmit to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of

the application, any answers filed, and a certificate reciting the

date upon which that finding was made.” Consequently, the trial

court’s findings conclusions and its Order on the habeas corpus

application were both “untimely” and “interfered with the district

clerk’s duty to transmit this application to this Court and is

therefore without effect.” See In Re Bazan, WR-83,067-01

(Tex.Cr.App. April 22, 2015)(slip op. at 2); In Re Barnes,

WR-81,067-01 (Tex.Cr.App. September 17, 2014)(slip op. at 2-3);

3 May 3rd, the actual 20th day, having occurred on a Sunday.

3 and Ex parte Tarver, WR-81,451-01 (Tex.Cr.App. June 25,

2014)(slip op. at 2); all quoting Martin v. Hamlin, 25 S.W.3d 718,

719 (Tex.Cr.App. 2000). Thus, the habeas court’s “Findings of

Fact and Conclusions of Law” and “Order on Application for Writ

of Habeas Corpus without a Hearing” were untimely and are of no

effect.

Second, the habeas court’s findings are not only unsupported

by the record, they are contradicted by that record and, therefore,

unfounded at law. Applicant has stated facts, which if true,

would entitle him to relief.

Applicant’s Specific Objections

Applicant objects to Findings of Fact numbers 7, 8 and 9, in

which the habeas court finds that investigators Phillip Martin,

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