Dove, Damon Kendrick

Texas Supreme Court·Decided February 27, 2015·No. PD-1573-14·Published

Opinion

/S73-/Y ORIGINAL IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

AT AUSTIN

PD-1573-14

COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS For the FOURTEENTH SUPREME feb 27 z::3" JUDICIAL DISTRICT Abel Acosta, Clerk At Houston

CAUSE No. 14-13-0686-CR

DAMON KENDRICK DOVE, Appellant Vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED RECEIVED COURTOF CRIMINAL APPEALS

FEB 23 2015

Ab@l Acosta, Clark IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 68.4(a), a complete list of the names of all interested parties is provided below so the members of the Honorable Court may at once determine whether they are disqualified to serve or recuse themselves from participating in the decision of this issue.

Appellant:

Damon Kendrick Dove

Counsel:

David McClure (at trial) 1445 N. Loop West, Suite 900 Houston, Texas 77008

Michael Elliott (on appeal) 905 Front Street Richmond, Texas 77469

Counsel for Appellee. The State of Texas:

John Healy Fort Bend County District Attorney

Mandana Mahmouhdi (at trial)

Chad Bridges (at trial)

John Harrity (on appeal) Assistant District Attorney 301 Jackson Street Richmond, Texas 77469

State Prosecuting Attorney P. O. Box 12405 Austin, Texas 78711 TABLE OF CONTENTS

IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES ii, in

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES VI, VII

STATEMENTS REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT VIII

STATEMENTS OF THE CASE

STATEMENTS OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY

STATEMENT OF THE QUESTIONS

1. Did the Court of Appeals misconstrue Rule of Evidence 103, in the determining that trial Counsel failed to preserve error by making an offer of proof, which set forth the substance of the proffered evidence pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellant Procedure 66.3 (d)?

2. Did the Court of Appeals apply the correct standard of review for the sufficiency of evidence based on all the evidence within the record, to ensure the jury reached a rational decision?

ARGUMENTS 4

IV INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

CASES:

Aschbacher v. State, 61 S.W. 3d 532 (Texas App. San Antonio 2001 4 Bigas v. State, 177 S.W. 3d 161 (Texas App. Houston [1st Dist.] 2005) 5 Bouldin v. State, 87 Tex. Cr. R. 419, 225 S.W. 555 (Tex. Cr. App. 1920) 7 Cainv. State, 958 S.W. 2d 404 (Tex. Crim. App. 1997) 8 Delwarev. VanArsdoil, 475 U.S. 673, 106 S. Ct. 1431, 89 L. ed 2d 674 7

Hammer v. State 296 W.W. 3d 555 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) 7 Johnson v. State, 23 S.W. 3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000) 10 LaHood v. State, 171 S.W. 3d 613 (Texas App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2005) 7 Lopez v. State, 18 S.W. 3d 220 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000) vi Love v. State, 861 S.W. 2d 899 (Tex. Crim. App. 1993) 5 Mays v. State, 285 S.W. 3d 884 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) dissent 5

Miles v. State, 61 S.W. 3d 682 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001) 5 Virtsv. State, 739 S.W. 2d 25 (Tex. Crim. App. 1987) 7

Warnerv. State, 969 S.W. 2d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1998) 4

Young v. State, 358 S.W. 3d 790 (Texas App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, pet. ref'd) ...10

STATUES AND RULES

Texas Penal Code Sec. 22.011 8

Tex. R.App. P. 10.5(b)(3) 1

Tex. R.App. P. 21.2 7

Tex. R.App. P. 21.8 1

Tex. R.App. P. 33.1 4

VI INDEX OF AUTHORITIES- Cont.

Tex. R.App. P. 44.2(a) 7 Tex. R.App. P. 66.3(d) jjj 34 Tex. R. App. P. 68 -| Tex. R.App. P. 68.4(a) j Tex. R.App. P. 68.4(d) vi

Tex. R. Evid. 103 jjj 3 4 Tex. R. Evid. 103(a)(2) 4 Tex. R. Evid. 404(b) 6 Tex. R. Evid. 412(a)(2) 5

CONSTITUTIONS:

Tex. Const. Art. 1 Sec. 10 Vji 7 Tex. Const. Art. 5 Sec. 6 10 U. S Const. Amend. 6 vj 7

VII STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

there is a discrepancy throughout this State concerning the correct procedure for an attorney when making an offer of proof on important issues such as admitting relevant and admissible evidence. The State Court and the Court of Appeals is either not providing guidance or incorrect guidance regarding the law which is applicable. The issues presented in this particular case request the two highest Court of this State to set precedence on the correct and concise manner in which proof is offered. The opinion to follow will hold consistently on the particular topic and be a standard for the lower

Courts to follow. Because these questions present important issues which can be

viewed in a different light depending on a case by case basis, Appellant request oral arguments in this case pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 68.4 (d). The Texas Constitution (Article 1 Section 10) and the United States Constitution

(amendment 6 and 14), ensure that defendants in criminal prosecutions shall have the

right to produce and have evidence admitted "when a defendant claims consent, physical evidence that sexual relations took place become moot; credibility of the parties becomes the whole question for the]ury. Ithink it is in sex cases that juries will most often be asked to reach a verdict solely on the basis of uncorroborated testimony of a victim, and therefore I think that is in sex cases that the balancing approach will most often render evidence admissible." (Keller, J) see Lopez v. State. 18 S.W. 3d 220.

227 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000).

VIII IN THE

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On or about March 4, 2013, Appellant was indicted for the felony offense of sexual assault, enhanced for punishment by a prior felony conviction. (RR:8). On or about July 17, 2013, the trial court omitted relevant and admissible evidence of Sarah Albillar's lengthy mental history including prior ideations of kidnapping, rape, and pregnancy. (RR4:7, 31-32). At trial, the evidence was legally insufficient to support Appellant's conviction because there is NO evidence

that Appellant used or exhibited force. (RR8:56). On July 23, 2013, a jury found Appellant guilty and assessed Appellant's punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal

Justice Institutional Division, ("TDCJ-ID") for thirty-five years. (RR:68-69). On or about July 29, 2013, Appellant timely filed.Notice of Appeal. On August 23, 2014, Appellant filed a Motion for new trial which was overruled by Operation of Law seventy-five days later. Tex. R. App. P. 21.8.

On November 20, 2014, the Court of Appeals affirmed Appellant's conviction. On November

25, 2014, Appellant timely filed an extension of time pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.5 (b) (3).

which was granted. Appellant now comes before this Court and files this P.D.R. pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 68. STATEMENT OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY

1. On November 20, 2014, the Court of Criminal Appeals for the Fourteenth Supreme Judicial District of Houston affirmed Appellant's conviction.

2. Appellant did not file a motion for rehearing in the Court of Criminal Appeals for the

Fourteenth Supreme Judicial District of Houston and now this Appeal results. QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

1. Did the Court of Appeals misconstrue Rule of Evidence 103, in the determining that trial Counsel failed to preserve error by making an offer of proof, which set forth the

substance of the proffered evidence pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellant Procedure 66.3 (d)?

2. Did the Court of Appeals apply the correct standard of review for the sufficiency of evidence based on all the evidence within the record, to ensure the jury reached a rational decision? ARGUMENT AND QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

Question #1

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