Jose Alberto Gutierrez v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 8, 2015
• Docket: 04-08-00655-CR
• Status: Published

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September 30,2008

Fourth Court Of Appeals Cadena-Reeves Justice Center 300 Dolorosa, Suite 3200

RE: Jose Alberto Gutierrez v. State Court of Appeals No. 04-08-00655-CR Trial Court Case No. 2008-CR-1186

To The Honorable Court of Appeals:

Relevant Facts

followed the State's recommendation and sentenced Mr ?" ^ years in the Texas Department of Criminal Jusf.ce-lnstitut.onal D.v.s.on (See attached Judgment and plea agreement).

On August 26, 2008, Appellant filed a Pro Se Notice of Appeal in Cause No. 20C8-CR-1186. The notice did not contain the judge's certification of his nght to appeal.

On August 28, 2008, Judge Macrae appointed the B p^ Defender's Office to represent Mr. Gutierrez on appeal (order was received by the Public Defender's Office on August 28, 2008). Page Two

Conclusion '/9St^ji/Jbj' '**<« •A/. The undersigned attorney has reviewed the_eIectconic_judJCiaUecords of this case and can find no right of appeal for Appetiant. Mr._GuUeaez-pleaded ff4& the offense pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, and the judge followed the agreement when sentencing him. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 25^ (a) (2) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, this court has no choice but to dismiss the appeal. ->l—

hief Appellate Public Defender

cc: Judge Sharon Macrae 290S District Court Cadena-Reeves Justice Center cf****? 300 Dolorosa San Antonio, Texas 78205

District Attorney's Office - Appeals Sectioi Alan Battaglia, Chief

Mr. Jose Alberto Gutierrez SID # 0534734 BC Adult Detention Center 200 N. Comal San Antonio, Texas 78207 Date:03-23-2009 Time:1613 Term:DCCH oper:31748

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\ name is Edward F. Shaughnessy, SBN No. 1813450Cyl am licensed by the Texas Supreme Court to practice law in the State of Texas, and have been licensed continuously since October of 1981. In the spring of 2008 I was appointed to represent an individual by the name of Jose Gutierrez who was charged by way of an indictment with .the offense of Driving While « Intoxicated, third offense. Therindictment also alleged that Gutierrez had been on two prior Vj occasions been convicted of the felony offense of Driving While Intoxicated, Cnnspqupntly, ^ fiiitiprrp? was facing thp possibility of a life sentencp as a habitual offender (chronic drunk ^v

A During the course of my conversations with my client it became very clear to me that he ^ was in a statp nf Hpnial as to thp pvidenc.p that the State of Texas was capable of presenting if V the case were to go to trial. He also was in a statp of denial as to thp Ipgal cnnspqupncpsof thp M , allpgations in thp indictmpnt. I was eventually able to obtain an offer from the first-chair prosecutor in thp 7QDth Dktrict Court thajjrxpxchange for thp applicant's plpa of guilfy, he woHh^-reeommend a spntpnrp nf-pigfoH«-)-yparsftn confinement in thp Tpxas Dppartmpnt vS^r/i/A^e /J/6&~ Criminal iusticp Institutional Division. I hat nffpr was/fpjP^tpyhy thp applicant, against e, and was subsequently withdrawn by the DistriaSKorney's Office. The case ultirristely was rpspt for purposes of a trial. The applicant was then set to be tried when the Statp marlp a sprnnd offpr On thp day of trial thp Statp nf Tpvas nffprpH th\\K " wherein the applicant could ■ forrnmmunity supprvision and the Statp roulri sppk a sentence of twenty years. The plea was entered and the/ctppl'rarit applipri for community supervising with a PS I hparing srhpdnlpd. A pre-sentence report was created and a sentencing hearing was conducted. The applicant's application for community siipprvjsjnn was dpnipd and he was ^pntpncpH tq twpnty (70) vpars hy ludgp Sharon MacRap in rnmpliancp with thp plpa hargain agrppmpnt. \ At no time during my representation of the applicant did I advise him that the plea bargain was for six months of "drug treatment". The applicant was fully admonished by me as to the terms of the initial offer of 8 years. He was also fully admonished of the terms and consequences of the plea bargain that was ultimately accepted. Any claim that I advised him SUBJECT: State briefly the problem on which you desire assistance.

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