Destany Jenee Liles v. State

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas
DecidedOctober 21, 2015
Docket07-15-00200-CR
StatusPublished

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ACCEPTED 07-15-00199-CR SEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS AMARILLO, TEXAS 10/21/2015 4:33:11 PM Vivian Long, Clerk

No. 07-15-00199-CR No. 07-15-00200-CR FILED IN 7th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS AMARILLO, TEXAS 10/21/2015 4:33:11 PM FOR THE VIVIAN LONG CLERK SEVENTH SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT

OF TEXAS

at Amarillo, Texas

DESTANY JENEE (REED) LILES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Appealed from Cause No. 20,498-C and 24,698-C 251 st District Court Randall County, Texas Hon. Ana Estevez, Presiding Judge

APPELLANT'S BRIEF

James L. Abbott, Jr. ABBOTT LAW OFFICE Texas Bar No. 24006725 1105 S. Taylor Street Amarillo, Texas 79101 Tel. (806) 331-5653 Fax (806) 331-5655

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT I. IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Appellant certifies that the following is a complete list of the parties, attorneys, and any other person in the underlying cause of action:

1. Trial Judge: Hon. Anna Estevez, 251 st District Court, 501 S. Fillmore Street, Amarillo, Texas 79101.

2. Appellant: Destany Jenee (Reed) Liles

3. Counsel for Appellant: James L. Abbott, Jr., Texas Bar No. 24006725; Abbott Law Office, 1105 S. Taylor Street, Amarillo, Texas 79101, (806) 331-5653, (806) 331-5655 (facsimile).

4. District Attorney: David Blount, Assistant Randall County District Attorney, 2309 Russell Long Blvd., Canyon, Texas 79015.

Respectfully submitted,

Of Counsel: ABBOTT LAW OFFICE 1105 S. Taylor Street Amarillo, Texas 79101

-iflrA~r (806) 331-5653 (806) 331-5655 (fax) J~.ABBOTT, JR. james@350Hope.com State Bar Number 24006725 ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT No. 07-15-00199-CR No. 07-15-00200-CR

DESTANY JENEE (REED) LILES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL ................................................. ii

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... iii

III. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES ........................................................................... v

IV. STATEMENT OF THE CASE ....................................................................... 2

V. ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW .......................................................... 3

Issue No. 1: The evidence adduced at trial was legally insufficient to support a conviction in this case.

Issue No.2: The trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Appellant to four years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division.

Issue No.3: Appellant's rights were violated as counsel for Appellant was ineffective.

VI. STATEMENT OF FACTS ............................................................................. 3

VII. SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT ............................................................. 5

VIII. ARGUMENT .................................................................................................. 5

111 Point of Error No. 1 (Restated): ........................................................... 6 Point of Error No. 2 (Restated): ........................................................... 8 Point of Error No.3 (Restated): ......................................................... 10

IX. PRA.YER....................................................................................................... 12

X. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ..................................................................... 13

IV III. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

Cases

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) ............ 5

Blatt v. State, 588 S.W.2d 588, 592 (Tex.Crim.App.1979) ................................... 11

Ex parte Battle, 817 S.W.2d 81, 84 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991) ................................... 10

Ex parte Burns, 601 S.W.2d 370, 372 (Tex.Crim.App.1980) ................................ 11

Hacker v. State, 389 S.W.3d 860, 865 (Tex. Crim. App. 2013) ............................... 6

Harner v. State, 997 S.W.2d 695, 704 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1999, no pet.) ......... 11

High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807, 813 (Tex.Crim.App. 1978) ..................................... 5

Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) .............. 6

Jackson v. State, 680 S.W.2d 809, 814 (Tex.Crim.App.1984) ................................. 8

McFarlandv. State, 845 S.W.2d 824,842 (Tex.Crim.App.1992) .......................... 10

Monroe v. State, 671 S.W.2d 583, 585 (Tex.App.-San Antonio, 1984, no pet.) ... 5

Montgomery v. State, 810 S.W.2d 372, 380, 391 (Tex.Crim.App.1990) ................. 8

Porier v. State, 662 S.W.2d 602, 609 (Tex. Crim. App. 1984) ................................ 6

Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983) .................... 9

Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed.2d 674, 1984) 10

Tamminen v. State, 653 S.W.2d 799, 803 (Tex.Crim.App.1983) ............................. 8

v Statutes

Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §22.02 (Vernon 2015) ............................................................. 6

Tex. Pen. Code Ann. §§22.04 (Vernon 2015) ........................................................... 7

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DESTANY JENEE (REED) LILES, Appellant,

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

COMES NOW, DESTANY JENEE (REED) LILES, Appellant, and submits

this brief. Appellant will be referred to as "Appellant" or "Destany Liles." Appellee,

the State of Texas, will be referred to as "Appellee" or the "State." Since there are

two causes on appeal in this matter, all citations to the Clerk's Record (CR) will be

in the order of "(CR xx, xx)" where the citations are in the order of 20,498-C

[aggravated assault with a deadly weapon]; and 24,698-C [aggravated assault with a

deadly weapon].

1 IV. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Nature of the case. The State of Texas charged Destany Liles by indictment

with the offense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (CR 20,498-C 4). She

plead guilty to that offense on April 22, 2009, and was granted six years deferred

adjudication. (CR 20,498-C 17). The State filed its Motion to Revoke on December

13, 20 13, alleging that Ms. Liles had committed a new offense, that being the offense

charged in cause number 24,698-C.

On October 16, 2013, Ms.

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Related

Anders v. California
386 U.S. 738 (Supreme Court, 1967)
Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (Supreme Court, 1979)
Solem v. Helm
463 U.S. 277 (Supreme Court, 1983)
Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (Supreme Court, 1984)
Robert McGruder v. Steven W. Puckett
954 F.2d 313 (Fifth Circuit, 1992)
Blott v. State
588 S.W.2d 588 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1979)
Ex Parte Burns
601 S.W.2d 370 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1980)
High v. State
573 S.W.2d 807 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1978)
Tamminen v. State
653 S.W.2d 799 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1983)
Monroe v. State
671 S.W.2d 583 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Porier v. State
662 S.W.2d 602 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Harner v. State
997 S.W.2d 695 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1999)
Sullivan v. State
975 S.W.2d 755 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1998)
Ex Parte Battle
817 S.W.2d 81 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1991)
McFarland v. State
845 S.W.2d 824 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1992)
Montgomery v. State
810 S.W.2d 372 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1991)
Jackson v. State
680 S.W.2d 809 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Hacker, Anthony Wayne
389 S.W.3d 860 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2013)
Whaley v. Niven
1 S.W.2d 3 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1927)

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