George Washington Sharper v. State

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 16, 2015
• Docket: 06-15-00114-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

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i GEORGE WASHINGTON SHARPER § HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk

I NOTICE OF APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT:

Now comes George Washington Sharper, Defendant in the above styled and numb¢red

cause, by and through his court appointed trial attorney and gives this written notice of appeal to

the 6th Court of Appeals at Texarkana from the judgment of conviction and sentence herein

rendered against George Washington Sharper on Aprill7, 2015.

Defendant would further state unto the Honorable Trial Court that he had '!fen

continuously incarcerated since the date of the filing of his affidavit of inability to emJloy

counsel in this cause and the appointment of trial counsel; that Defendants financial

circumstances have not changed since the filing of such affidavit of inability to employ counsel;

that Defendant does not have the resources to employ counsel to represent him on appeal and,

therefore, respectfully request this Honorable Court appoint approved appellate counsel to

represent Defendant upon appeal. i

Defendants trial counsel, Jack L. Paris, Jr. respectfully request that he be released from

any further responsibility with respect to the representation of the defendant upon appeal.

Respectfully submitted,

George ashington S er

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THE STATE OF TEXAS § IN THE DISTRICT § v. § § GEORGE WASHINGTON SHARPER § § STATE ID No.: TX 05676723 § !96TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

TRIAL COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF DEFENDANT'S RIGHT OF APPEAL

I, JOE C~JTON ,Judge of the trial court certify this criminal case: -~ is not a plea bargain case, and the defendant has the right of appeal; or 0 is a plea bargain case, but matters were raised by written motion filed and ruled on before trial and not withdrawn or waived and the defendant has the right of appeal; or 0 is a plea bargain case, but the trial court has given permission to appeal; and the defendant has the right to appeal; or 0 is a plea bargain case, and the defendant h,as 0 the defendant has waived the right of appeal. Signed on 04·17 -2015.

I have received a copy of this certification. ave also been informed of my rights concerning any appeal of this criminal case, including any right to a prose petition for discretionary review pursuant to Rule 68 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedu have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of appeals' judgment and opinion to last known address and I have only thirty (30) days in which to file a prose petition for discretionary review in the court of appeals. TE..X. R. APP. PRO. R. 68.2. I acknowledge that, ifl wish to appeal this case and if I am entitled to do so, it is my duty to inform my appellate attorney, by written communication, of any change in the address at which I am currently living or any change in my prison unit. I understand that, because of appellate deadlines, if I fail to timely inform my appellate attorney of any change in my address, I may lose the opportunity to file a pro se petition for discretionary

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Mailing Address: Lt J.kY\ .f- ~~~t\ ~ ~,·/SBN: -J-j_f"_l/__;·{p~/)_~"t?....::f'==-------- Telephone number: - - - - - - - - - - - - Address: 3101 JOE RAMSEY BLVD.,STE. 101 GREENVILLE.TEXAS 75404-8277 Telephone Number: 903-455-5797 Fax Number: 903-455-6205

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ii JACK L PARIS JR LAW OFFICE PC 3101 Joe Ramsey Blvd., Ste. 101 j P 0 Box 8277 Greenville, TX 75402 J Tel: (903) 455-5797 I Fax: (903) 455-6205

By: ){;_d-1!~ ~ack L. Paris, Jr. State Bar No. 15461500 jlparislaw@ymail.com Attorney for George W. Sharper

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This is to certify that on July 10, 2015, a true and correct copy ofthe above and foregoing

document was served by hand delivery to Calvin Grogan, Assistant Hunt County District

Attorney at the Hunt County Courthouse, Greenville, Texas.

ac L. Pans, Jr.

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