Gutierrez, Adam

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided November 24, 2015·No. WR-84,265-01·Published

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ADAM.(‘_-uuTI_EP~%E_?_ are `\mccum+e omal Spa.cious, and also s+a+a(d ll\al he_ as +r~iall counsel had`€ul\ access yj~lo hand +yped males foam +ln'e DCFe,nse, re.poe\+s provided by +lne `mcle.nv\o`\`¢/\ Lcum+ Di§+olc.+ Al+om¢_ys o££ice. And from -l»w>s,e. m>+é's, l-le_ learned e, £aclual basis o\s described by police in +l\e.`\v~; owense_ repor~+s,'

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by mug sho+._ Arid counsel also §+a+e's +ho.l~ his no+e's do nol ve€lec.+

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"lh'»s sho\$s +lm+ he fallch 'lo `mves+igc\l'£ `m+o lhe_ Sugges’n`ve iden+`¢$;ml~icm 0¢` mar+l\a.`llam`\mz_.

EX pane Ab\\w\.&umc_?`?.v_z_ Rebul\"s -l-o +\a& -lr~'\a\ Co\.mse.l's allegalr`\l>ns, and w`\ll Show +l\e followlv\g/ +lna+ +r\al dounsel failure +o' lnves+‘\_qa+e. va&ded. ine££zh+lve assls+¢m¢~.e_ eli counsel, By +v~.‘al counsel -¢¢\\\ng 'l'o invas+`\ga+; in'lc +h@_ Sugges+§v€_ idenl'l?iccrl`\an 0{~‘ F.X Por+e_ ADAN\ fvu+lerrez Tr\¢‘al Coun$el provided §ne¢€e§llve assi _ §§ Nia\ll £oun$el wou\d have inv@+‘\rga‘led in+o -H\q §§gg$rll@gc mMH ALS He. would have found a line op De(?en$e +l\od' w'ould have allow lum

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Becouse De+.chove_z. showing ms.nom`\r~e~z_ owe single pholngmph was Sugges+`\ve Idev\lz‘-¢\Col`\on, w`rl~ness Mo.r+ho.nom'\¢~ez even +es»\‘\¥`\ed +ho\l.

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EX po.¢"c~€_ ADl\M.£-)MTIERREZ. Becolqse `r\» allowed suggesl`we '\olen+ll‘lcol'lov\ 46 be en~ler~ed inlo ~l'.~`\al, isecause wilness Morllr\o. Ram`\re.z_ +es+‘.€‘\ed

al +r\m\ lolev\¥\+`yiv\g E\ pao+e ADAM.L€¢u+iewez fS-eR-A+la"d A{»`lev~ uel.£lmver_

Showeol ,Ms.Ro_ml\~ez_ a Siv\_qle pl\ol-o_qmph 0{-‘ Expom+e ADAN\.&ufierr‘e.-c., ES~RQ\A+ \°I¢D. find by +r.‘ol counsel nol facing a mo+;on +o suppress ll\e `Suggesllve, iden'li¢l(;a+iov\ i'+ prejudice E\L pma AbAM£:zu+ler'¢\ez, because l+ allowed a T‘Sl\lv'\’ ‘Ww\+ \~WS_{"ound al l'lne home o(` ms.¢!am`¢¢‘e_z +o be enmeol `\Mo evidence /R-Rn`M s+ole‘s eu\‘.\>`\+ No.aD.aM U“ess mmm.Rm`\ree even +es~l`r¢led ‘\'\\ok she did nol- \

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-lo nol lal\\l. In ll\is false misidenl-i¢i'co+ion exisls, Because. \,.\`\l'ness Ma¢+lna.l

+he s+on wenzel/ing ex pane Aonwl.omreneez_. /s~mz.s\l\e'%. And ~lhe. +wo vlclims never idenli¢led E! par+e Aolam.c-’m+»`errez_ oul o@ a line up or alz,,/+rial f§-RR-A+Ql'%. Tlne s+uleMel/ll's +lna+ +r`\al Counse.l

Maole_ ln his A~ll€idavi+ ls unsuppa¥*l-ed by +lne_ recordl Tria\ counsel slo=lreol +l\al he used a Two-s+ep analysis asKlnB(D wl\e)cl\er ll\e prelria\ procedure was impermissibly suaaesli`ve/ and($l) ll So, whellner +\,ic Sugges+ive prelrial procedure gave rise -la a very

Suhs~lanlio\\ likelihood 0£` irreparable misldcnli’€lcallov\.:£n -l‘nis case+l\e +wo people +'ha+ ll\e s+al'e used as wilnesses,+es+il'ieol +o nol' mowing Ol(lyllnirg abolx\' il jEX par+e_ ADAM,Gul`ierrez_ haul done any'lloir\g.:f$»kk~ /l+ le~wD. And lhen lhe -lwo vicllms never idenl'il-"led El par+e. A¢law\. ’C1u1tn=_eal=_-z_ oul o€ a line up or a+ +¢~ial. G-RR-A+al?\. By +r‘uil counsel l`oiling lo invesligale and failing +o P.le a mo+ian ~l»o Suppre`ss +l\e Suggo_sll\le_ iden+iflcal-`\on, he allowed ‘llne +voo vS\lness +o +esl'i-l`y L\+ +r.'ol, admiralme ex paine Anm.au+;errez. G'RR.A+ \50-|8%.

A€+er ll\e +uio witnesses +eslilied +o no+- l

mppen.é.en-nuso-,\s'¢d.we T.slian wall ms en+ered in+o evidence l\ool a mixl`ure cl 3 B.N.A's on +lie. T-Slniv\+, and +he. ‘|'-sliirlr was

never +es+ecl agains+ ~Hne people +lna+ lived in -ll\e home were +l\e T~Slnir+ was Pouncl. D.N.llo les+ing needed +o be alone_ on

é\uodalupe, pedro.Ramirez, because he was a $uspec+ ol` +his crime.

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