Gilbert, Steven Dwayne

CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedFebruary 4, 2015
DocketWR-17,545-20
StatusPublished

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TDCJ-ID ELLIS UNIT 1687 FM 980 Rd; Huntsville, Texas 77343

January 281 2015

TO: ' 4 Re: Habeas Corous Writ ' ' 17,545-19 and THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS 171 545_20

ABEL ACOSTA, CLERK P.O. BOX 12308 CAPITOL STATION USTIN, TEXAS 78711

Dear Clerk,

Enclosed please find my Objection to the Trial Court's findings and conclusion> in this habeas corpus proceeding, will you please present this to the court for a consideration in the matter prior to it's final decision in this case, »

Thank you kindly, I do

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COME§ NQW,_ App]icant. Gilbert, who~brought~this~habeas~' corpus writ‘pursuant to articleill.07'V.A»C.C;P:r'and on August 14, 20l4i,the state responded\by~stating that nothing was wrong wi. th aopl1canl susentence-~ The trial court adopted the_stat§ s argument and ,ecommended tha-; the writ be.denied. On Octooer l§,F2014h+tha,Qourt.of;Criminal Appeals remanded the,‘ habeasdwrit;pac§@t@tthe;trial¢comntgafter¢deciding~thatithe* claim, ifwtruey,mightzentitle,apgliaant to releif, and ordered the trial court to make_axfinding and~conclusion'as.to theY` claim by applicant that he had heenwdenied FlatyTime Creditsw for time span in jail pursuant to preq revocation parole varrants. On January 27, 2015, the trialcourt issued it's findings aid :onclusions clalmlno that it_found no unresolved issue with the calculation of aopl1ca11' sentence and the trial court again re§ommende d that the habeasyw§}$ be denied.

APPLICANT'S OBJECTION

Applicant objects to the findings and conclusions by the

trial court whereas applicant states that the trial court has

made a misapplication of the facts in this habeas writ.

"(1)

THE FACTS AND THE EVIDENCE

The facts were not disputed by the state, that applicant cannot be denied flat time credits for time spent confined ursuant to an issuance of a pre-parole revocation warrant. See Ex Parte Canada, 754 S.W“ 2d 660.j However, the trial court issued it's findings of facts pursuant to an Affadavit by Charley Valdez, the Supervisor III, for the Classifacation and Records Department of TDCJ=ID. Applicant alleges that Mr} Valdez's affadivat was and is not an official document reliable Or truthful to make a de novo hearing one of fairness. In applicant's habeas filings he presented reliable evidence to support his claim, that evidence consisting of official documents showing without question or dispute that he had been

wrongfully denied his flat time credits? THE EVIDENCE :

In this habeas corpus proceeding applicant presented a "TIME RECORD SHEET". That time record sheet shows how much time applicant has been credited on his 30 year sentence. The time record sheet is an offical document provided to every offender by TDc.:r-ID. ' `

Secondlv, applicant presented a "Manuel Calculation Time Print-out Form". That form was provided by staff counsel for Offenders. It shows each time applicant entered TDCJ-Id, and the date of his release. Also, it was an calculation of the exact amount of time applicant has accumalated on his

30 year sentence pursuant to the 5 times he was in TDCJ-Id.

According to these offical documents, it is obvious and also undisputed by Mr. Valdez that applicant has earned 24 years,

7 months and 21 days on his 30 year sentence¢

(2)

THE MISAPPLICATION OF THE FACTS :

The only issue for the trial court was for it to decide where did the 24 years, 7 months and 21 days that applicant has been given credit for come from= Mr. Valdez simply typed up a chart by using all of applicant's arrest dates and release dates and stated that applicant had received credits for those dates. However, applicant viggorously alleges that for Mr. Valdez to claim such is absolutely absurb, because the actual offical Time Sheet Records from TDCJ-ID clearly shows that applicant has 'been incarcerated 5 differnt times on his 30 year sentence and pursuant to those 5 incarcerations applicant was in prison for 24 years, 7 months and 21 days, hThe trial court misapplied the facts by not doing it's own calculation of applicant's time from his 5 incarcerations, instead it relied on a erroneous

and untruthful affadavit of Mr. Valdez.

BASIC MATH MATICS :

Because applicant's 5 prison incarcerations equals 24 years, 7 months, and 21 days; and according to Mr, Valdez himself;the recor’s shows that applicant has been credited with 24 years, 7 months and 21 days, for Mr. Valdez to state the claim that TDCJ had given applicant the 20 months flat time credits that

he claims he has been denied is far fetched.

A SIMPLE HABEAS CORPUS ISSUE 2

The issue is very simple, first determine how much time applicant spent in prison on his sentence the 5 incarcerations and then review TDCJ~Id's records to find out how much time applicant has been credited. lf applicant has spent 24 years, 7 months, and 21 days in prison, then there is no way TDCJ has

credited him with the 20 months pre-revocation parole credits.

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THE EXHIBITS ;

Attached to this objection applicant is presenting the (A) TIME RECORD SHEETFFROM TDCJ"ID (B) AND THE MANUAL TIME CACULATION FORM_SHEET. d

PURPOSE OF THE EXHIBITS :

Thes e exhi`oits will allow the Court of Criminal Appeals to see that applicant has only been given credit for 24 years 7 months and 21 days,, also, a review of the findings and conclusions by the trial court will reveal that Mr. Valdez agrees to the figuration of the amount Of time applicant has been credited tor. The Manuallime Caculation Form will show how much time applicant earned "IN PRISON" on his sentence. Without doubt the fact will show that applicant has not been

credited with any time except what he earned in prison.

WHEREFORE, Applicant Pray that this Court of Criminal Appeals would reject the findings and conclusions of the trial court and issue an order that TDCJ~ID immediately award the 20 months of flat time credits to the completion of applicant's sentence, and that if so orderedy applicant would be released

. . § to mandatory supervision parole pursuant to law

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NOTARY I, STEVEN D. GILBF RT Tdcj- -Id No. 423646, do hereby declare under the penalt .y of perjury that the above is true and that I

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