Bohannan, Michael Wayne

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 26, 2015
• Docket: WR-25,282-24
• Status: Published

Opinion

s^«4a-o?v Michael Bohannan #1841746

9601 Spur 591

Amarillo, Texas 79107-9606

January 23, 2015

Clerk of the Court COURT OFCRIMAL APPEALS Texas Court of Criminal Appeals JAN 26 2015 P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2308 Abel Acosta, CteirH Re: Filing Questions

Dear Clerk:

Back in November 25, 2014, I sent you correspondence seeking the Court's (or your's) instruction as to how I should comply with the Court's rules. I am enclosing another copy of that correspondence. I have not heard anything back from you or the Court as to it..

I am enclosing an additional copy of this letter for file stamping to verify receipt. Please return it to me in the postpaid envelope provided.

Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerely,

Michael W. Bohannan 806-381-7080

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Michael Bohannan #1841746

Amarilio, Texas 79107-9606

Clerk of the Court

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Michael Bohannan #1841746

November 25, 2014

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2308

Re: Filing Questions

Please find this letter seeking the Court's (or your) instruction as to how I should comply with the Court's Rules when that time comes. I am currently preparing a rehearing motion in a criminal appeal. Odds are pretty great I will be presenting a PDR soon.

I understand TRAP 68.11 to say that I must provide the Court, the person who represented the State in the appellate court, and the state's prosecutor (I am guessing that is the Attorney General) a copy of the PDR with the appellate court's opinion(s).

My second.area of confusion is I am imprisoned in the TDCJ. and they will not make copies of legal papers available (free or paid). They tell us we can contact the State Law Library in ••--—---_ Austin, but they only have the records for the 2nd Dist. Court of Appeals, not the one I am in. If I can find someone to make copies for me, I have to mail my only copy of the opinions (hoping they do not get lost), wait for them to copy and return them (hoping they do not get lost), and then wart for. the prison officials to deliver them to me (hoping they do not get "lost"). And all this time- i"~do not have the documents to use in preparing nr-y pd.r .. x am"sure you get many many-PDR's from TDCJ- prisoners who are filing pro se. How are they complying with TRAP 68.4(i)?

My third problem is that oral arguments were held in the appellate court. How does one go about obtaining a transcript of those oral arguments to use in the preparation of my PDR? How will my indigence affect this?

Thank you for providing me any help with my concerns about the copies of the appellate opinion(s), about who, specifically, service is to be made upon, and the oral argument transcript. Sorry to be such a bother.

• Respectfully,

Michael W. Bohannan #1841746 806-381-7080

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