Frizzell, Jason Wayne

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided September 16, 2015·No. PD-1112-15·Published

Opinion

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IN THE

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

JASON WAYNE FRIZZELL

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

REC From Appeal No. 12-14-00069-CR urciitWi

Trial Cause No. 13-CR-183 §jrp jQ 2015 Houston County

PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

n.m FILED IN X3URT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS SEP 16 2015

Abel Acosta, Clerk TABLE OF CONTENTS

Index of Authorities 2

Statement Regarding Oral Argument 3

Statement of The Case 4

Statement of Procedural History 5

Ground For Review One 7

Ground For Review Two 7

Argument 8

Prayer For Relief . *. 11

Certificate of Service 13

Certificate of Compliance 12

Appendix A 14 INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

United States Court Cases

Avery V. Alabama, 308 U.S. 444-446 §

Almendarez-Torres V. United States, 523 U.S. 224 10 Brown V. Wainwright, 665 F.2d 607, 610 (5th Cir. 1982) 9 Faretta V. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975) 8

Indiana V. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164(2008) 8

Jones V. United States, 119 S.Ct. 1215 (1999) .10

Mickens V. Taylor, 535 U.S. 162, 166 10

United States V. Cronic, 466 U.S. 648, 653 9 United States V. Fisher, 25 F.Cas 1086 (cc Ohio 184) 10

United States V. Taylor, 933 F.2d 307 (5th Cir. 1991) 8

Wheat V. United States, 486 U.S. 153 (1988) 8

Texas Court Cases

Chadwick V. State, 309 S.W. 3d 558 (Tex.Crim.App. 2010) 9

Ex Parte Scott Louis Panetti, WR-37-145 (Tex.Crim.App. 2010) 9

Garcia V. State, 367 S.W. 3d 683 (Tex.Crim.App. 2012) 11 Lane V. State, 763 S.W. 2d 785 (Tex.Crim.App. 1989) 11

Constitutions, Criminal Law

Criminal Law Q~t 641.1 8

Criminal Law Gz? 641.13(1) 8

Prisons C=> 4(13) 8

U.S. Const..Amend 6 8 STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

Oral argument would be helpful because this case presents novel issues

this court has not previously addressed. STATEMENT OF CASE

This is a Petition for Discretionary Review upon two submitted issues, of a

jury verdict of Guilty and subsequent issuance of a sentence for incarceration to

the term of Twenty (20) years, TDCJ-ID. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The subject offense was injury to a child, a Third degree felony as charged

by indictment. The indictment did not include any prior convictions for enhance ment purposes. At punishment the third degree felony was enhanced to a second de

gree felony due to a prior felony conviction which was obtained pursuant to a plea agreement on April 19, 2001. The jury reviewed guilt and innocence as well as ren dered punishment. The alleged events occured in Houston County, on or about the 14th day of September, 2013. The purported child victim was a relative, who all eged to have been struck in the upper left chest during the course of a heated in teraction between his mother and I. No injury, pain or resulting incapacity was ev ident as a product of the disagreement. I, the petitioner, maintain that the fracas did not entail any injury to the child. After leaving the area, I was later arrest ed at my mothers residence. During the course of the pendency of the matter, I re

peatedly requested reasonable access to a law library and law reference materials. Other than basic statutory manuals, I was not provided research or caselaw mater

ials .

At the day of trial, I was subjected to a Hobson's Choice of waiving my filed speedy trial motion, or going forth to trial without adequate preparation. Trial was conducted without me being able to present a defense to the matter which resul- ed in a jury verdict of guilty. I requested counsel for the punishment phase of tr ial, yet due to discard and conflict with appointed counsel, such counsel withdrew from the matter and punishment phase of trial was conducted. I did not tender any evidence, citing 5th Amendment privilege and repeatedly requesting more time for preparation or alternate counsel for assistance. After presentation of a pen pack et, exhibiting a prior conviction and argument of the State, without rejoinder by me, the jury rendered a sentence of (20) years, TDCJ-ID. I submit that I did not receive appropriate due process in the conduct of the trial and that such evidence presented was insufficient to support the conviction. I filed a Motion for New Tr

ial on March 5th, 2014 citing numerous points of error in the conduct of the trial.

Such points go to the heart of the due process violations alleged in the conduct of

the trial.

Appeal Brief was filed on December 31st, 2014 in the 12th Court of Appeals of

Texas. On August 5th Conviction and Sentencing was affirmed 2015. Opinion to Affirm

by the 12th Court of Appeals of Texas was based in part due to the inaccuracy of

state record in cause number 11CR128, in which I was found to be NOT GUILTY as a

result of waiving court appointed counsel during trial and representing oneself for

the last two days of trial. Two attorneys were appointed to the case and after co

nflict with both, I elected to act pro se and was acquitted on 3-27-2012. Motion

for Rehearing was not filed with the Twelfth Court of Appeals. ISSUES PRESENTED

GROUND FOR REVIEW ONE:

THE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN HOLDING THAT THE APPELLANT RECIEVED ADEQUATE DUE PR

OCESS IN THE CONDUCT OF THE TRIAL.

GROUND FOR REVIEW TvK):

THE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN HOLDING THAT THE EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT. POINTS, ARGUMENTS AND AUTHORITIES

I.

THE APPELLANT WAS DENIED ADEQUATE DUE PROCESS IN THE CONDUCT OF THE TRIAL.

As established by the United States Supreme Court, in it's holding in the case of Faretta V. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), a criminal defendant does indeed have a U.S. Constitutional right to pursue a defense on his or her own, without the

trial court imposing counsel on them. However, the case does not allow that status to be established when defendant is impaired and "unable" to assert an appropriate

defense by the absence of legal research materials, an investigator and other app ropriate resources as was requested repeatedly in this case. When counsel is either totally absent or is prevented from assisting the accused during a critical stage

of the proceedings, then the trial is unfair and reversal of a conviction is mand

ated, regardless of whether it is or can be shown that the defendant suffered pre judice from the lack of effective assistance of counsel. U.S. V. Taylor, 933 F.2d 307 (5th Cir. 1991). This should also apply where legal research resources or inv estigatory resources are being requested as in this case. When defendant is free

from having counsel imposed on him as established in Faretta while being held in

confinement pursuing a defense on his own, then the defendant should be provided

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Faretta v. California
422 U.S. 806 (Supreme Court, 1975)
Jackson v. Virginia
443 U.S. 307 (Supreme Court, 1979)
United States v. Cronic
466 U.S. 648 (Supreme Court, 1984)
Wheat v. United States
486 U.S. 153 (Supreme Court, 1988)
Almendarez-Torres v. United States
523 U.S. 224 (Supreme Court, 1998)
Jones v. United States
526 U.S. 227 (Supreme Court, 1999)
Mickens v. Taylor
535 U.S. 162 (Supreme Court, 2002)
Indiana v. Edwards
554 U.S. 164 (Supreme Court, 2008)
Willie James Brown v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.
665 F.2d 607 (Fifth Circuit, 1982)
United States v. John Paul Wilson
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Chadwick v. State
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Lane v. State
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