Freeman, William Hayward Sr.

Texas Supreme Court

Freeman, William Hayward Sr.

Texas Supreme Court·Decided April 30, 2015·No. WR-83,228-01·Published

Opinion

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INOE~ OF A\JTJ40R\TlES ·. -- Lf- -. .s·TATEN\£.NT-or-TI-H- CASE_--_-...;_-·_·_·--b 5\ATEN\\:_NT OF JURISDJCTION _ _··~ 5 ISSUES PR£SENT~D I STATEN\ENT OF.l="ACT£ 1 ___ _ ---

ARGUMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9-- Issue \ :The rr.'\a l. Cc;>ur+S 'record~r has ·\al\e,d -to prov·,~e -the_r-eJator UJith cop\e-s ot +he. mo+,o~5 of reco'td a~d -the. ·.+r',a~ c.our+s decisioN otJ these lv\ofl~~s . ~ -~·-· 1.?s~e-4:··The. R,e~poNde;uf, r;e:t'uses 1o_per·tor~. - .. tv\i.~~~4etlal du+1e.s b'f prov1d.1 Nq +he Relator wr+h +he . eY.hLbd·5_o±_ reCO"Cd . . -· .. <J·- '1-lO PRAYER _____________ to C'E[tTlFJC-AT_E_DF SERVICE t\

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Da.+e~. ~ft\ \ .2"':>) .l.o IS""

. Will\q~ ~avwa rd Free.M&N sr.

TDD~C..::r. CJD _No. I<a7<J~\3 . ' Allat-J BJ:~oluN5KY- urV~lt .

3872-..F..Jv\ 350 Sou T t\ LlVlNGSTON.JTE~AS 7735"\

Re:·c~USE \\lOS, \gzzz5q ~ 1·322 2_fo0 Styled IN Re \NiH~aM "aywarel FreeMa~~Sr:

. ·i• C\e,~ K.tor -+he Couri- a+ AppeaL . ·, P. o~-'Bo-~ l230i Aus+'1N,Texas 1i1!1 ·

Dear 1\1\r. Abe.l Acosta.) P\ease~t\1\id ~"!~\o.sed +~e or\qirV8L~af\>d oN~ <:.op)(~ ofjhe : _,. re. ~a.+ors pe+,+,oiV·tor Wrl+ ot ,lYlclf\>~af'I'USJ p~ease. +t le if-

_, \Af\4--h ·+he c.our-+ a Copy o+-~\~ pe:h-hoN has bee~ se~J+ -.. ·i-o +he ·dis+ric+ C.our-f- c.\erK V~o--+his le·-H-e.r.ThcuJ k ~ou ~r your \{\Nd help aNd as~lstarvce. lkl___4h;s_JY'\a#e~ i . --

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CAUSE. NOS. lg22.2.59 f_

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a+- .HOUSTON I ~. ' .

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TABLE .OF CONTE N'TS _·-___ · · Paqe -N um hers I DENTlT'Y OE.PART:IES ~CDUNSEL _ _._3- ' .

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INOE~ OF A\JTJ40R\TlES ·. -- Lf- -. .s·TATEN\£.NT-or-TI-H- CASE_--_-...;_-·_·_·--b 5\ATEN\\:_NT OF JURISDJCTION _ _··~ 5 ISSUES PR£SENT~D I STATEN\ENT OF.l="ACT£ 1 ___ _ ---

ARGUMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9-- Issue \ :The rr.'\a l. Cc;>ur+S 'record~r has ·\al\e,d -to prov·,~e -the_r-eJator UJith cop\e-s ot +he. mo+,o~5 of reco'td a~d -the. ·.+r',a~ c.our+s decisioN otJ these lv\ofl~~s . ~ -~·-· 1.?s~e-4:··The. R,e~poNde;uf, r;e:t'uses 1o_per·tor~. - .. tv\i.~~~4etlal du+1e.s b'f prov1d.1 Nq +he Relator wr+h +he . eY.hLbd·5_o±_ reCO"Cd . . -· .. <J·- '1-lO PRAYER _____________ to C'E[tTlFJC-AT_E_DF SERVICE t\

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INDEX DF AUTHOR!TIFS

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CAUSE NOS, 13·222.~Cf i-13c2.'Z.f,_0 IN RE WtLLlAM ~A'<"WA R[) ~REEM.AN) S_R.

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RELATOR S PET,.1lON FOR\t~~IT OF

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IV\ ANDAN\US - · . . ~ _· .

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STA'TE.MEl~T OF THE- CASE The. uNder \_y 1NC\ pro ~ee.d-~rvq)-=-reeM~N has app~L~-d has CON \U ct I,Q~ aNJ if'J. proce S~ purchasedJ),s·-±.tl6lL

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1) Ot-J Au9us-i- \?th~OI3 +he +rial COur:f: ha cl a _he.ar; tJq O!'l-fh.e. MOhoN'S -P. \eel by -+he re\a-+ors ~ria\. ccuN7e\_" Th~\ rel~tor ~a~ ·~ut.Jd qu•!+y ~y jury1 df\Jd-+,,rv\e ly,_-rd~ h(::,,tJa+,ce o.P appeell; Luh1c'h ,s c.urreN+\,y p~Nt:hNq 1N +h1s caur-+; howe.ve.t>. +he ·r~l_a+or· pu~chased.C.Qp\~s o~ his·-h-\·a-l.r-ec..ords. hJ v;t h,t~ ;fhe_ ~espo.~deNf dei\J ;e~ h:Mi+he copies d e'3,£1N a+tNfj :~e. ft.. tal Co~ rl-~ dec\ s 1O!V ol\1 eac~. fV!o-hoN/ aNd ;4-he e~V\,bd~,o+ -\1"~+ +rtaL~e. rec;p_o.vclf2rJ'f has deN.I e.d af\Jd <:oN~ I "-lues,~ deNy-the re. \~for c:>+ ·-tho.se fVLo·f.loi\JS a~;~eir 4ec1 S1 Of\1 rnacle by -the ·-h-I a\ C:...ourf .

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STA:TEN\ENT Of: ~T\1\: I=A.CTS Re.La+or \-ree.,MaiJ uuas ch~rqe,d arud .c_ol\1 vicffi:l ~JJ DAle Se¥.-u~l a~sau(.+ c...asc:-~t3rJ_1s_etv+-eNtec:J -+co s:evetJ~-+we 4ears iN pr1 s~rJ · ~e\.~to~ ~i N\_elt appealed arud_ fhese are. · C, Ut CtetJ ·t\y p erv dliVer I~ ~~ .l ~t W Ll rt .0~ -dfp.ee.b~a±_ __.-:. . \-hou s o 1\l. · ·· -' 0~·-the d~y--r~J~for Free~aN.f~~-~h-as~d +h~-eopf~ o-FA;s +r1a\. rec..or-Js iN the eve". d::+ha+ h's Si1recf C?-Ppea\ I?r?-ves 1b IDe_ UN'Suc.c..-~S'5~u\, ho~~v_et ..~p_o.N_ te~~et pT o,~' +he _. 1-r\~l re~or-ds-1-he.. relator o~e.-t-~ed :~a~t ter+e~f."'. parfs oC +he -tr:;al reC:.elrd s were en, ss• N'f ~N\'%e +n a\ records.J C1t-Jd--\hexetore wrote back to -\-he. respo~""di:bi+aNd ... \NCbUtred abou-t/~~ '":\ssLvq paqes fro~ -+"'e ,1-~ial_.reeohls, , I

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Re \ator FreeMa~~ c.as.e .\-, CurreNfly ON a.ppe9L II\J +hi~ Cou:r+j \\ow·e\je;- the r-~\a+cr- purchaseJ h~s·:+r;al reLf:Jr?"f>j aNd the t.ouY"-t cler-\( nas ret used +o +or-ward ~e. C£Jp1es o+·m h\o-\-.\o.Ns be.ar:I»Jq +he deeis\oJ\Js cf·+he-trlal · Cout-+s de~s\o"' ot0 his Mo·ho:Js .a+ +'fidl arJd -~e ·e"'~:bi·-h:. used ac\a;Ns-\- h\M at+v-\aJ,+he r-e\a+or ~o Nof ha\ie a ~cle~ ud.,+·.~, r e ..M ~dy o·f Law be~ us~ 4-h\~ IS _Nof a h"tat+er I_N \Nbic.lr\ I+ caN IDe appea\eol to +h,s c..ourf. 1\IIIS -~e re\ a+or ask~;+""'\~ ~o~r+ +o .f1re}N+ his ·Mer't+ o~ N\aN darn us.., g \"aN+ uv9 h ,,V\ +he.. r .el1 e:P h e s e~. Issue .2 ·.The r-espotvcla~ "r e~uses -k> pertorM ·+he m; f\J.\s+r- 'ta\ d u+ I es by p rov'•JL"'q +he re la+o r w i-fh~e. ·e.'f. h\ b\+s tl~·- rec.ord .

.·w~ ha_..ve ~~r'~s,dic-Hof'J +q ts-sue w·r'i+s of 1'Y)~Nd<fMu: aqcQ)IVSf ~ diS+t-\c+ Cburt JUd_'F ~r C.oui\J+y CJ) urf JUclqe_ \.N OUl· ~s+r:ic+ ~d ,WG, tv\?-~ issu·e ~ \ wri·+~ N·ec:essar-1 ·ro eN fore e our ,\u'i"·ts drct, oN~ See \ ~- Go\14- C,cde. ~~tJ~ . ~ l l . .2..2-\ CO.) ( \J er"NoN \ q ~~); .2.~ •.2.. ..l._\ C..\o) l \:l erN ON Su pp. iqqcn see !1\1 Re ~1\ldsh I Ncrto.r.~ 1 S.M.L~d .at-\~~ <Te1C.P...pp:- \tousk,v\)s~ Dis;f] tqqq ), - ·We have No ju~\~d\di,ol'l ,+o .issue a wrl.f o-f: , .·· ,N\atJdamus ~qa;Ns-+ a drs'h-1c+ ~le_~K_u;.;\ess such t£ N_e.cessa._ry- to eNforC.e _our juri sd,c1-J'otv . ?ee IN re !

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1~1 CS.W_._~d IOicJ ~07( le);.,l\pp.-SlrJ Arvto"-''0 l'l%1 .. Or-·~· p r--oc.eedll\)q) 1d a:\- li\L 're vJash~\\)9foN 1 S,\,\\.&Ja+ )~c2. Th 'ts c:ovr-+ has -ihe~~r~~ ~ d I<::+iotJ ·to ~~sue a wr~r-1- ao;Jd +he r~ P-o r-J da.tJ+ 6 ·~C..aoS'e of -fhe f'(\'uv1s+~sdL ~e.J... iN'iolve.J..., aNd -the ·fact -~af_h_e_bas 811 ilpfeal p-eAJd.h{/JCj JN ·-fhl._s .... C.ovr-1- at ~·.s_+~ Me ... C:oN.S te.caue.Nfly +hi~ C.O vr-4- .Should issve +he mar~J~ma.rs ~1al~~+~~ tt'aal*ee,ur+ ~ltl1cnJ9h . +he maN daM oS rs ~\\ ~~ d9~;N'.S4- -~e+raaL C.owr+ J Ne..\ler ~e.\e.~~ +he. ~espe>~datJ+ '~ uASde.-~r -th~ CotJ+roL-:·d:~J au+~orl·4y ~ ~·1-rp!l coorf a,vd by Vi r+ur-e. o·~ l+.s :au~-1-hor~+Y do -+he-, ResRoNd~;vf a.ci- or ~al.\ _4-ti ac+1 bv+ 1+ 1s·+ne Re.spof\Jd·aN-l--iha+ has C.otu+roLofJ·he docvMe.Nis ~a.+ -\-\,e. Y'e \ afu r se.eks. . ____ . AN appellate rec.otds ;tN+eqr~+y 'Js c.ruc.ial: .-fb,y- p)--op~r ~dppe\\a+e rev~e.\lJ; wh',c..h __ \s +he rlqh+ aru appeliaf\J.+ \\Vvo t<es v·.Jhe,..., he· pursues a.v app~l.

_A tv 8 ppeJ I_ a f-e.~ r-1 q~t ·~ app ·12..\ \ate revi-ew \ s a ecaM.P a.JJ i ~ by+~ du+Lj -w pro~·ide atv ac..cura.+e ~ewrcJ ~u.~-~•'claJ+ ·~o\'_ +he appe .\.\a:tee c_ou r~ to pe\"~rl"' _, \-s ~uNc:·h orJ ,+o d e-tertv\ll\l e +"'e Q. orre.c-+l\.l e..ss o+ -\he ~owe..- C.O u r+ ~ ,{ Ud~<e M e.N +-:_ 0 \<.e f'e V. Ap_.e'f... \= \ N a N e:\ a1 Q.. or()- C) ·~ 1> S .\AJ. ~ 14-lc)l51. C \e~. App.:-Dc:L~_\a_s ,qqo).

"lhe. bui--de.I\J Is oN +he.. par--~y see~lr.~~ rev'1ew ~see. 4ha+ d 5l)~ \ c\ eN-\- "('-e..c.o'fd \ s ~ t"e s e 1\J-t e.d ib s ~ o UJ error re~uiriNq yreverssl .Te~. R~ Af>Po P~o. So (d).

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.t5sewt~a I l y -+he resflotvclaw+ has C-o MM \++ed d .refoA!Li ~e,v~e by OMi-H-ItJq p.ar+5 o-f'--+he relator~ re~orJs,. atJd a.\ so C:tQ.:-4-ed w i·+h purpose. ai\Jd ll\1·~+ -1c e,aL! S>e 4-h,e te(a.+or ha_rM by·de1Vyi.v9 h~Af\+he 1+~ he Sefl<s r.e.. Wha+ Mo+, oN s w~re qYcW-1-e4 aNd +he ex hi b\~5 of rec..ord.,.The Y'e.\a+ot has repea-l-edly CoMp\a\Neddbout +his tv\d#et aNd sor-l- othe\" ass I s+c;'rt.JCe -~i'J +h\~ ma-H-ela \\ -\v NO a. Va• ~ .\"e\a1:o r '\=_re e. fV\ ~h\J t? tN N 0 C. e. N-f o+ +he. C.v-\M.e h~ was Cotvv• cted o~J bu+ •-~ ~e ~~e.s,P.o/\)~1\.)·+ atJd -t{.e -\v.,al C., our+ tu\ +h ho\_d Va\ uab\e. e.y...\-1, bs=-1-s cwd _ w h.a-t- mo·ho~ s, w_ere q rt&,u-kd at No-\-. \-he~ how ea,J_ ~h~ ~eN ~1\e a.N e~·e.CJ\.\"e clpp-ea\ s b'ri e~ ))rov',tJq h;s INNot:e.~c.e?. -

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