in Re Quinn McGary

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas
DecidedAugust 10, 2015
Docket06-15-00141-CR
StatusPublished

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in Re Quinn McGary, (Tex. 2015).

Opinion

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IN RE QUINN MCGARY

Relatof from 5th District Court of Cass County, Texas

Seeking Writ of Mandamus Directed to the Presiding Judge of the Sth District Court, Cass County, Téxas, Cause No.

93F204

RELATOR'E§¢SRIGINAL

PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Jerrard McGary

c/o Allred Unit 790608

2101 FM 369 Nbrth

Iowa Park, Texas

[76367]

IN THE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS

IN RE QUINN McGARY,

Relator from 5th District Court of Cass County, Texas

Seeking writ of Mandamus Directed to the Presiding Judge of 5th District Court, Cass County, Texas, Cause Nb. 93F204

RELATOR'S ORIGINAL PETITION FOR WRIT 0F MANDAMUS

TO THE HONORABLE SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS:

NOW COMES, QUINN MCGARY, Relator, and respectfully sutndt his Original Petition For writ of Mandamus, directed to the presiding judge of the 5th District Court, to compel the Court to rule on his Mbtion For Speedy, Revocation Hearing, pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Proc., Art. 42.12. Mr. McGary is indigent. With this petition he has filed a Mbtion to proceed in forma pauperis and attached his affidavit of indigence. He

ask leave to proceed without payment of costs.

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IDENTITY OF KLL PARTIES AND COUNSEL

.The parties in this case are: ;1. Petitioner

Jerrard McGary c/o Allred Unit 790608 2101 FM 369 North Iowa Park, Texas [76367]

2. Relator:

QUINN MCGARY (forward all related correspondence/ mail to Petitioner above)

3. The State of Texas:

Randal J. Lee District Attorney Cass County, Texas P.O. Box 510

Linden, Texas 75563

4. Respondent:

Honorable Becky Wilbanks 5th District Court

P.O. Box 510

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'LABLE oF cumunntns

IDENTTTY or ALL PARTIES AND couNsEL ................................ iii TABLEOFOONIWI'S iv INDEX»OF AUI'PDRI'I‘II-S v APPENDIX To THE PETTTION ............................................ 1 srATEMENT oF JuRIsDIcTIoN ........................................... 1 sTATEMENT oF THE cAsE AND FAcTs ..................................... 1 ARGUMEN'I‘ANDAUI'FDRITIPS 4

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Presiding Juage or the sen nistrict court Directing

the court to Rule on the Mocion For speedy Revocation

neuring, pursuant to chapter 42;12 ......................... 4

This Petition Satisfies the Requirements For Issuance ofamit ofmdms .............I”.;..I....I.'...I..I... 4

1. TheRelator HasaJusticiable Interest .................. 4 2. 'I‘tleRelator I-bsaClear RighttoRelief ................. 5 3. TheRelator ihs bhde DaxandandBeenRefused ............ 5

4. The Relator can Show that the District Court Clearly mits mmim ....I....I’...I..Il...’...li....... 5

5. Relator has No Adequate Remedy at law ................... 5

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INDEX OF AUTHDRITIES

Case

Federal

Barker V¢ Wingol 92 S¢Cto 2182 (1972)¢¢.00¢¢¢-oi¢¢¢c¢¢oo¢¢to¢o¢¢¢¢¢ 4, 5 Gagnon v. Scarpelli, 411 U.S. 778 (1973) .......................... 4, 5

State

Bmtionv¢ State| 827Sw2d at 947 005¢’¢0¢n¢¢o¢¢nI¢¢¢¢ln¢o~¢¢¢.l¢o 6

Burns v. Kelly, 658 SW 2d 731, 733 (Tex. App. Fort Wbrth 1983, orig. proceeding).............. 6

carney v. state, 573 sw 2d 24 (Tex. crim. App. _1978) 4, 5 In re Perri\'-,t, 992 sw 2d 444, 446 5 Padilla v. McDanie1, 122 sw 3d 805 ('rex. crim. App. 2003).......... 1 Terrazas v. Ramirez, 829 SW 2d 712, 713 (Tex. 1991)................ 4 Tilton v. Marshall, 925 SW 2d 672, 682 (Tex. 1996)................. 5

Statutes

TX Code of Crim. Proc. Article 42;12 .............................. 5 'I'X Code of Crim. Proc. Article 142-12 § 21(b) ..................I"° 3' 5

TX Government Code § 22.221(b)(2007).................,............. 1

APP§§pIX To TH§ PETrTIow The following supporting evidence is attached:

A. MOTION TO REVOKE PROBATION dated September 27, 1996/filed October 31 1996 B. ALIAS CAPIAS Filed December 12, 1996

C. TRIAL TRANSCRIPT OF REVOCATION OF PROBATION Conducted May 22, 1997 (p.240- 242)

D. MOTION TO DISMISS PROBATION & RELEASE DEFENDANT FROM PROBATION Filed July 8, 1997

E. oFFICIAL NoTIcE FRoM coURT oF cRIMINAL APPEALS dated-February 2, 2011 F. INMATE coRREsPoNDENcE REPLY/sTATE oF TEXAS vs. QUINN MCGARY dated Ju1y 3, 2015 snxmaggu!oF JuRIsDIcTIoN

This court possess jurisdiction pursuant to Texas Constitution, article v, section 6 and Texas Government Code § 22.221 (b) ("Each Court of Appeals... May issue all writs of Mandamus... against a... judge of'a district or county court in the court of appeals district"). Tex. Gov't Code § 22.221 (b)(2007).

Padilla v. McDaniel, 122 S.W. 3d 805 (Tex. Crim. App. 2003), explains that Courts of Appeals possess mandamus authority in situations such ~ as this. In Padilla, the Court of Criminal Appeals explained that mandamus actions in criminal cases must be filed in the Courts of Appeals, not directly in the Court of Criminal Appeals.

sTATEM§wT oF THE cAsE Awp FAcrs

Quinn McGary was convicted of delivery of a Controlled Substance and placed on a ten year probation (Community Supervision) November,.1993. Unsure of the date the first writ of habeas corpus was filed, whether in 2010 or 2011, the Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the writ on February 2, 2011 (See Attachment "E") stating, "Community Supervision had not been revoked." McGary filed a writ of habeas corpus on July 9, 2012, with Memorandum In Support; On August 9, 2012, McGary wrotez a letter to Becky Wilbanks onfthe status of 11.07.

. On the date of August 16, 2012, the Court of Criminal Appeals, on

August 17, 2012, gave McGary Notice that the writ was received and presentedi to the Court. McGary received a card on the date of September 25, 2012

from the Court of Criminal Appeals stating, "The writ was dismissed the Community Supervision has not been revoked.“ This was the second time

for the writs to be dismissed for same reason.

On the date of October 1, 2012, McGary filed a Motion To Vacate Judgment- writ no; wR-36,290-07 - Cause #93F204 and it's attachments establishing that Probation was suppose to have been Revoked and Sentence imposed.

The Motion was denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals and McGary was notified of the denial November 7, 2012.

On April 2, 2015, McGary filed a writ of habeas corpus for out-of- time appeal to the 5th District Court of Cass County, Texas. The writ was received in the Court of Criminal Appeals on May 11, 2015. The Court of Criminal Appeals Dismissed Writ for out-of-time appeal stating, "Community Supervision had not been revoked"- WR-36,290-08 on June 3, 2015;

McGary filed a Motion For Speedy Revocation Hearing in Cause Number 93F204 on June 9, 2015, pursuant to Article 42.12, § 21 (b) of the Texas ’Code of Criminal Procedure, in which provided the Court of Cass County, Texas, at the 5th Judicial District Court.

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Related

Barker v. Wingo
407 U.S. 514 (Supreme Court, 1972)
Gagnon v. Scarpelli
411 U.S. 778 (Supreme Court, 1973)
Terrazas v. Ramirez
829 S.W.2d 712 (Texas Supreme Court, 1991)
Tilton v. Marshall
925 S.W.2d 672 (Texas Supreme Court, 1996)
Carney v. State
573 S.W.2d 24 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1978)
Burns v. Kelly
658 S.W.2d 731 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1983)
Padilla v. McDaniel
122 S.W.3d 805 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2003)
In Re Perritt
992 S.W.2d 444 (Texas Supreme Court, 1999)
Walker v. Packer
827 S.W.2d 833 (Texas Supreme Court, 1992)

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