Dooley, Samuel Wade

CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedFebruary 24, 2015
DocketWR-82,958-01
StatusPublished

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Samuel Wade Dooley

TDCJ No. 1075237

Huhes Unit

Rt. 2, Box 4400 Gatesville, Texas 76597

Clerk

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas P.O. Box 12308

Ausitn, Texas 78711

FebruarRE@E|\?E>[HN

RE: CCA WRIT NO. UNKNOWN _COURTOFCRNMNALAPPEALS TR. CT. WRIT N . W&Ol-81397-OO-HC 0 FEB 24 2015

Dear Clerk:

Please present this "Letter Supplement to ApWBH@E@SEECBQU(SE OBJECTIONS to Convicting €ourt's Order (Findings and Conclusions) Recommending That Relief be Denied" to the Court.

LETTER SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICANT'S PRO SE OBJECTIONS TO CONVICTING COURT'S ORDER (FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS) RECOMMENDING THAT RELIEF BE DENIED

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THlS COURT:

The State's Response and the convicting court's Order focused

on appellate counsel's conduct. Thus, in an attempt to keep things simple, Applicant's OBJECTIONS focused on appellate counsel's conduct in relation to notifica?ion of the denial of the PRO SE motion for rehearing. However, in his writ application, Applicant also complained about other actions of the court of appeals in addition to that court's failure to NOTlFY Applicant that his

PRO SE motion for rehearing had been denied. Applicant also complained that after the rehearing was denied, the court of appeals told Applicant the rehearing was "still pending" and considered an invaild second, or amended, motion for rehearing. Applicant's Ground for Relief is that all these actions of the court of appeals misled Applicant about the true deadline to file a PDR.

These additional actions of the court of appeals further invaildate the State's, and convicting court's, focus on the

conduct of appellate counsel. lrrespective of what appellate counsel did in this case, or what appellate counsel can remember about what he did, these additional actions of the court of appeals Still worked to mislead Applicant about the true due date to file his PDR. Even if appellate counsel took the extraordinary step and notified Applicant of the actions of the court of appeals after counsel's duties in this case had ceasded -- those additonal actions of the court of appeals still would have mi§led Applicant about the due date forthe PDR.

Therefore, the convicting court's findings do not address Applicant's actual Ground for Relief and the findings are not supported by the record. This Court of Criminal Appeals should

grant RELIEF based upon the current record.

espectfully Submi ted, :§>Xw~D/Z;D(S>Jq//f

Samuel Wade`Dooley Applicant PRO SE SWD/swd cc: District Clerk, District Attorney, FILE

VERIFICATION / CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Samuel Wade Dooley, TDCJ ld. No. 1075237, being presently incarcerated in the Hughes Unit of TDCJ-CID, in Coryell County, Texas, do declare under the penalty,of perjury that the facts inithis Letter Supplement are true and correct and that l have caused a copy of this Letter Supplement to be served on the Collin County District Attorney, on the date executedbelow, by placing it in the prison mail system to be mailed lst Class USPS.

/ EXECUTED on this the [">m day of E@/VL`_:? , 2015. _‘ ` v x pa %-/ d.A»//

Samuel Wade Dooley Applicant PRO SE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WlTH RULE 73

l, Samuel Wade Dooley, certify that this Letter Supplement is 2 pages in length, for a total of 47 pages in argument prsented to support the 11.07 writ application and oth rwise complies with the rules to the best of my ability. See, f:§. R App. P. 73.3. XJM/ S§muel Wade Dooley Applicant PRO SE

2/6/2015 4:17 PM SCANNED

2/5/2015 9:19 ANl SCANNED

W401-81397~00-HC

Ex parte Samuel Wade Dooley § In the § § 401st District Court

§ § , of Collin County, Texas

Order

On this day came to be heard Applicant’s Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus and the State’s Response. The Court finds that Applicant has unreasonably delayed filing his writ application and that the State has been prejudiced in its ability to respond to the writ. Moreover, Applicant’s writ materials indicate he knew from the Court of Criminal Appeals when his Petition for Discretionary Review was due. Accordingly, this Court recommends that the Court of Criminal Appeals DENY Applicant’s Application.

IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall send copies of the Ol'der to Samuel Wade Dooley, 'I'DCJ# 01075237, Hughes Unit, Route 2 Box 4400, Gatesville, TX 76597, or his last known address, and the Appellate Division of the Collin County District Attorney’s Oflice.

rr ls FURTHER oRnERED that the mishler clerk shall immediately transmit to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of Applicant’s Application, the State’s Response, and this Order. `

slGNED this 0 5 day of /=ZE, 2015.

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I_N TH_E Q_OURI , Q_F__ __ __

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GRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS SAMUEL WADE DOOLEY

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APPLICANT' S PRO SE MOTION. TO HOLD WRIT APPLlCATION IN ABEYANCE FOR APPLICANT TO RESP©ND TO NEW ALLE§ATIONS OF LACHES

TO THE HONORBALE JUDGES OF THIS COURT:

In its Response the STate claimed reasons for laches that Applicant has not had an opportunity to address. True enough, Applicant, Samuel Wade-Dooley, did extensively address laches in his writ application (and supporting documents). However, the State misconsdued;'and in effect replead, Applicant’s ground for relief. Instead of addressing the court of appeals failure to NOTIFY Applicant when the PRO SE motion for rehearing was denied, the_State addressed appellate counsel's dutytho§fy Applicant about the right to file a PRO SE PDR; Thus,_the State argued for laches related to the conduct of counsel -- becuase counsel cou¢ld not remember what happen. Applicant has not-had an opportunity to address laches as related to the conduct.of'counsel.1 Applicant is entitled to an opportunity to address laches as it relates to the new allegations raised by the State.2“ See, Ex parte Smith, No. WR-79,465-01 (Tex;Crim.App; - October l, 2014) Slip Op. pg. 14._

PRAYER WHEREFORE, ALL CONSIDERED, SAMUEL WADE DOOLEY, the Applicant,

acting PRO SE, PRAYS this Honorable Court GRANT this motion in

held all things and therein ORDER the writ applicationpin abeyance

and ORDER the convicting court to hold an evidentiary hearing; AND, ANY AND ALL OTHER RELIEF THIS COURT FINDS PROPER lN THE

INTEREST'OF JUSTICE.

Respectfully Su::::yed,

Samuel Wade Dooley TDCJ No. 1075237 Hughes Unit

Rt. 2, Box 4400

Gatesville, Texas _76597

APPLICANT PRO SE

FNl. The State' s Response was FILED on January 29, 2015 and the

3> convicting court' s "0rder" was entered on February 5 2015, Applicant is incarcerated and this was insufficent time, even without mail delays, for Applicant to respond to the new allegations of laches. »

FNZ. For instance, the convicting court could obtain the Tarrant

County Jail legal mail logs from when Applicant was incarcerated

there in 2002 which would show ALL the legal mail Applicant

received from both the court of appeals and appellate_counsel.

VERIFICATION / CERTlFlCATE OF SERVICE

l ,’Samuel Wade Dooley, TDCJ No. 1075237, pre being incarcerated in the Hughes Unit of TDGJ- ClD in Coryell County, 1@xas do declare under the penalty of perjury that the facts in this motion are true and correct and that l have caused a copy of this motion to be mailed to the Collin County District { Attorney by lst Class USPS by placing in the prison mail system on the date executed below.

EXECUTED on this the lSW( day" of E€Q`>{'gl/LAQ.”/ , 2015.

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