Johnson, Dietrick Lewis Sr.

CourtTexas Supreme Court
DecidedJune 30, 2015
DocketWR-83,532-01
StatusPublished

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' ----- . EX PARTE IN THE t219th JUDICIAL DISTRICT ~OURT OF DIETRICK LEWIS JOHNSON SR., PRO SE COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS APPLICANT,

REQUEST MOTION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

T 0 THE H0 NO.R ABLE J UDG.E 0 F S AI D C0 URT : .

Now comes: Dietrick Lewis Johnson Sr., ProSe applicant,.

in the above captioned cause and files this, his Pro Se Writ

of Mandamus. Applicant would show this Honorable Court the

following:

I. JURISDICTION

This Honorable Court has subject matter jurisdiction over

the parties herein, of Aggravated Kidnapping, by section 20.09

Texas Penal Code~(20i2), Violatio~ of Personal Prot~ction Order

Bias/Prejud W/2 previous convittians, by section 25.071, Texas

Penal Code (2012), and a Deadly Weapon in Penal Institution, ;

· b y s e c t i o n 4 6 . 1 0 , • ;T e x as P e n a 1 Co d e .

II. SPECIAL STATEMENT TO THE COURT

Applicant is proceeding Pro Se in this action without

assistance of professional counsel, has no formal trainin~ in

law., has no access to any State statue'~ or law in the federal

prison system, for the purpose of researching relevant law

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dealing with the issues in this case. Therefore, applicant

moves this Court to review this pleading under the standard

established in haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 30 L. Ed. 2d

652, 92 S. Ct. 594 (1972).

III. CONFINEMENT

Applicant is confined at the Beaumont Federal Correctional

Complex (Med), P.O. BOX 26040, Beaumont, Texas 77720, andre-

strained of his liberty by the Federal Bureau of Prison's.

Confinement was and. continues to be imposed to judgment

of conviction's registered against him by the 219 Judicial Dis-

trict Court, and the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Texas.

IV. RELEVANT FACTS

In May of 2014, ap~licant filed a Wr~t of Habeas Corpus,

Pursuant to Articl~ 11.07 § 3, of the Texas Code and Ctiminal

Procedure. This Court issued/granted Designating Issues, of 1 " ~ ~ GROUND ONE( 1 )-PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUC.T, AND GROUND THREE ( 3)

AND FOUR(4)-INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL. The Clerk of

thi~ said Court was ~upposed to send c0pie's of Designating

I~sue'~ to the Appeals ~ourt within 180 d~ys of applicant b~ing

gr~nted designating issue's.

Applicant filed UNDISPUTED FACTS IN GROUND ONE(l), THAT

HE WAS DENIED DUE PROCESS'OF LAW IN VIOLATibN OF ARTICLE 1,

SECTION 19, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. THE 5TH AND 14TH

(2) AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, wher~ Assistant

District Attorney; "Cynthia A. Walker," withheld exculpatory

evidence, (Metro PCS Phone Records), that was material, which

she subpoenaed "April 15, 2013, on Docket sheet's in Case NO.

219-81234-2012, Pg. 3 of 5.

In GROUND TWO, Applicant filed Violation of Plea Agreement

and J~dgment of Sentenc~, where on December 12, 2013, he was

sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which clearly

violated his Judgment of sentence.

In GROUND THREE, Applicant filed Ineffective assistance

of counsel, when he was denied due p~ocess of law, de~rived

of equal pro~e~tion of law as guaranteed by Article on~ (1),

section (19) of the Texas Constitution and the 14th Amendment

to the United States Constitution. Applicant's plea of guilty

was rendered involuntarily, ·due to the intentional constitution-

al deficient performance rendered from Court appointed trial

counsel, in violation of Article one(~). section ten (10),

of. the Texas constitution and th~ 6th -Amendment to the United

States constitution. Defense counsel;_ "Rafael De La Gar:za," .. ~ .. ·. :fr .. •" ~ ~ failed to request for subpoena's, to obtain evidence and for

witnesses, before making plea deals with the State. Further,

~counsel failed to. investigate the iurrounding condu~~ of the

entire case. See: Hernandez v. State, 726 S.W. 2d-53 at 55

(Tx. Cr. App. 1986). Ex Parte Duffy, 607 S.W. 2d 506 (Tx. Cr.

App. 1984). Cannon v. State, 668 S.W. 2d 401 (Tx. Cr. App.

1984). Mcmann v. RicKardson, 397 U.S~ 158 (1970); Fiest'v.

Scott, 885 F. Supp. 977 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Citing, Diaz v. Martin

718 F. 2d 1377, 1378 (5th Cir. 1983); Strickland v. Washington,

( ? \ \ ._,• / 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052. 80 L~ Ed 2d 674 (1984). EX

Parte Lilly, 665 S.W. 2d 490 at 493 (Tx. Cr. App. 1983).

Hill v. Lochart, 474 U.S. 52, 57-59 (1985). Ex Parte Wel-

born, 785 S.W. 2d 391, 393 (Tx. Cr. App. 1990). Ex Parte

Fellton, 815 S.W. 2d 773 (Tx. Cr. App. 1991}; Cardenas v.

Stae, 960 S.W. 2d 941 (Tex. Cr. App. 1998).

In GROUND FOUR (4), Applicant filed Constitutional De-

ficient Performance by Trial Counsel during Ple& Agreement.

The record reflects that the Court· appointed counsel; "Rafael

De La Ga r z a' , " n e g o t i a t e d a p 1 e. a d e a 1 a g r e em e n t wi t h t h e S t a t e

and signed by the Court. Counsel encouraged applicant to accept

a Judgment and Sentence of sixty (60) years, that was viod as

a matter of law, where counsel's misrepresented the applicant

by saying; "I don't wish to see you in a Texas State prison

with Cancer, no air conditioning and with poor health care;

they n~arly k~lled Dr. David Rtissel in Huntsvill~, Texas, by

giving him the wrong medi~ati~n; I think you shouid take D.A

Cynthia A. Walker's offer of sixty (60) years anrl spend the -·~ '~ rest of your days in the Federal system." The sixth Amendme~t

guarantee's a defendant the right to have Counsel present at

all "Critical" stages of th~ Criminal Proceedings. Mcmann v . .· ~.

Richardson, 397 U.S. 759, 771 (1970). Hamilton v. Alabama,

3 6 8 U . S . 52 ( 1 9 61) . Pad i 11 a v . Ken tuck y , 5 5:9 U . S . (2010).

Ex Parte Kelly, 676 S.W. 2d 132 (Tx. Cr. App. 1984).

InGROUND FIVE (5), Applicant filed Actual Innocence Defi-

nite Miscarriage of Justice claims, and Brady v. Maryland,

(4) 1963 and related case's. The prosecution committed Perjury

on the Federal Court, just to get the applicant's guilty plea

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McMann v. Richardson
397 U.S. 759 (Supreme Court, 1970)
Haines v. Kerner
404 U.S. 519 (Supreme Court, 1972)
Strickland v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 (Supreme Court, 1984)
Hill v. Lockhart
474 U.S. 52 (Supreme Court, 1985)
Ex Parte Kelly
676 S.W.2d 132 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Roof v. State
665 S.W.2d 490 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Ex Parte Welborn
785 S.W.2d 391 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1990)
Ex Parte Adams
768 S.W.2d 281 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1989)
Cannon v. State
668 S.W.2d 401 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1984)
Cardenas v. State
960 S.W.2d 941 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1998)
Muse v. State
815 S.W.2d 769 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1991)

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