Brandon Paul Couch v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 30, 2015
• Docket: 12-15-00078-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Complete in duplicate

Trial Court No. 5354 Appeals Court No. ____________________

THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE 8TH DISTRICT COURT

VS OF FILED IN 12th COURT OF APPEALS BRANDON PAUL COUCH RAINS COUNTY,TYLER, TEXASTEXAS 3/30/2015 8:39:45 AM CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED WITH NOTICE OF APPEAL CATHY S. LUSK IN COURT OF APPEALS Clerk

The records of my office show:

1) Written Notice of Appeal was filed on the 26TH day of MARCH, 2015, Tex . R. App. P. 40(b) ATTACHED COPY OF NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THIS FORM

2) The defendant named above is charged in this Court of the offense of: MURDER; TPC §19.02(c)

3) Punishment assessed: FORTY (40) YEARS IN THE INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION OF TDC

4) The date the Sentence was imposed or imposition of sentence was suspended or other order appealed from was the 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2015.

5) The Honorable PAUL BANNER presided at the trial.

6) The STATE is represented on appeal by: ROBERT VITITOW, COUNTY ATTORNEY W/FELONY RESPONSIBILITIES PO BOX 1075, EMORY, TEXAS 75440 STATE BAR CARD NO. 00795702 TELEPHONE: (903) 473-5000 EXT 115; FAX: (903) 473-5085 INVESTIGATOR EMAIL: AMY.WALLACE@CO.RAINS.TX.US

7) The DEFENDANT is represented on appeal by: KATHERINE A. FERGUSON PO BOX 21, GREENVILLE, TX 75403-0021 STATE BAR CARD NO. 06918050 TELEPHONE: (903) 689-4144; FAX: (903)689-7001 FAX RDFLAWOFICE@YAHOO.COM

8) Defendant's Counsel is _X_APPOINTED___RETAINED___PRO SE

9) The trial was before the court: A Jury On Guilt Only _X___ With a Jury ____ A Jury on Punishment Only ____ A Jury On Both Guilt and Punishment __

10) Motion for New Trial _NO_ DATE FILED:

NOTE: IF MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL WAS FILED AFTER NOTICE OF APPEAL, GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE APPEALS COURT IMMEDIATELY

1 11) Defendant Incarcerated: _(YES)_

IF NO, defendant is free on appeal bond of $_____________ posted on the _____ day of ______________, 2014.

12) Defendant HAS BEEN DECLARED INDIGENT.

13) The Court Reporter who reported the evidence was:

MICHAEL HURLEY 1330 MACKIE DRIVE RICHARDSON, TX 75081 (214)226-2547 MPHURLEY196@AOL.COM

_________/s/___________________ Laura Pate, Deputy Date: March 30, 2015 Deborah Traylor District Clerk County of Rains PO Box 187 Emory, Texas 75440

EFiled: Court of Appeals Twelfth Judicial District 1517 West Front Street, Suite 354 Tyler, Texas 75702

2 NO. 23,319

STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE DISTRICT COURT § vs. § 81h JUDICIAL DISTRICT § BRANDON PAUL COUCH § RAINS COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

Now comes Brandon Paul Couch, Defendant in the above styled and numbered cause, and

gives this written notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas from the judgment

of conviction and sentence herein rendered against Brandon Paul Couch.

Respectfully submitted,

FERGUSON, L.L.P.

FILED fOR RECOR,R a• By: , 4 S:.o'clock ~.ro. At -~~~.-::~--- (SBN 06918050)

MAR 2 6 20\5 2900 Lee Street, Suite 102 P.O. Box 21 ~"H TRAYLOR """" oEBO""tWNS coUNiY~'!!:?:; Greenville, Texas 75403-0021 X::- Ol8'ff!.iCi CI.IN'::v I pe'U'N Tel: (903) 454-6050 &'I - Fax: (903) 454-4898 Court Appointed Counsel for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned Attorney hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing ~as been delivered to Robert Vititow, District Attorney, Rains County, Texas, on this the y of March, 2015 by hand peliJI'\!!ir-1