Brandon, Stephen Gerard

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: January 9, 2015
• Docket: WR-71,444-03
• Status: Published

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NOTICE INMATE NOTARYPUBLJC SERVICE

Under both Federal Law (28 U.S.C. § 1746) and State Law (V.T.C.A. Civil Practice & Remedies Code, & 132.001-132.003), inmate incarcerated in Tex~s may use an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury in place of a written declaration, verification, clarification, oath, or affidavit . . sworn before a Notary Public. An example of an unsworn declaration is as follows:

Unsworn Declaration

I, Offender .Jt:e~ i!J~ ; TDCJ Number L3S88$5 am presently incarcerated at the Mark W. Stiles Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Jefferson County; Texas declare under penalty of perjury that the above is true and correct.

Signed on the / q :f:Pv

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·------------------------ Affidavit of Amaris Kinsey

I, Amaris Kinsey am above the age of 18, and of sound mind, do declare that the following information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

I, Amaris Kinsey, have been assisting my uncle, Stephen Brandon, in trying to obtain a copy of the private investigators report, for his case that was prepared by investigator, Donna Brown. Brown, was the investigator who was appointed to his case by the 405th District Court of Galveston County. I have spoken to Donna Brown, the investigator on the phone as well as Atty. Winston E. Cochran Dr., who was representing Stephen Brandon at the time. Cochran showed the report to Stephen Brandon, but never as promised gave a copy of the report to Stephen. I did in fact, speak to Investigator Brown, and she claimed that she had moved her office from Dayton to Liberty, TX and lost her files and was not able to deliver a copy of the requested report at this time . I have made several attempts since this time to locate Donna Brown, or obtain the report from Atty. Cochran, but with no success.

This statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Respectfully,

Sworn before me this ~ay of __p-~'-~e~c___ 2014. MvkhJ Signature of Notary Public Affidavit of Crystal Lucas

I, Crystal Lucas, am above the age of 18, and of sound mind, do declare that the following informatio-n is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

I, Crystal Lucas, have been assisting my brother, Stephen Brandon, in trying to obtain a copy of the private investigators report, for his case that was prepared by investigator, Donna Brown. Brown, was the investigator who was appointed to his case by the 405th District Court of Galveston County. I have not personally spoken to Donna Brown, the investigator on the phone but have spoken to Attorney. Winston E. Cochran Jr., who was representing Stephen Brandon at the time. Cochran showed the report to Stephen Brandon, but never as promised gave a copy of the report to him. I have made several attempts since this time to obtain the report from Attorney Cochran, but with no success. There is exculpatory evidence within this report that is favorable to Stephen's defense.

This statement is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of Notary Public MAURICE ROSS Notary Public, State of New York . No. 01R06276894 Oualif1ed in Onondaga C t Comm· . E ounr ISSIOn Xpires 02125120~