Lancaster, Charles Christopher

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJune 24, 2015
DocketWR-59,676-08
StatusPublished

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June 81 2015

The District Clerk of Williamson County Lisa David

P.O. Box 24

Georgetown, Texas 78627

RE: Ex parte Charles Christopher Lancaster

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Dear Clerk,

Please find enclosed for filing in the above styled and numbered cause, the Applicant's Objections to: Trial Court Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Please bring this to the attention of the Honorable Stacey Mathews, the Presiding Judge in the 277th Judicial District Court of Williams County, Texas. Please include the enclosed documents with the Record in the habeas record forwarded to the Court of Criminal Appeals. If the record has already been forwarded in the instant case, please 'forward a supplemental record for consideration in said Honorable Court. The enclosed objections demonstrate continuing incarceration on the instant sentence until June 28, 2015. I though it prudent to alert the Court as to it‘s erroneous judgements in the instant case.

Further, would you please bring this to the attention of the Honorable John C. Prezas, A.D.A. .

By copy of this letter I serve a copy to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin, Texas. This to ensure the facts of the case are heard.

RECE|VED lN Charles Christopher Lancaster COURTOFCR'M'NALAF’PEALS

TDCJ-ID # 1256143

Eastham State Farm - JUN 2220% 2665 Prison Road # l Lovelady, Texas 75851

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objects to the Trial Court's erroneous finding of fact and conclusions of law entered on May 22, 2015, in the above-styled and numbered cause, and would respectfully show this Honorable Court the following:

I.

This Honorable Court after reviewing the pleadings of the Applicant, and the State, entered several erroneous Findings of Fact, and Factual Findings within the Conclusions of Law. These Findings are not supported by the record in this case, and are based upon the State's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law' which do not properly reflect the factual and legal precepts of the instant case.

The Applicant at this time notifies this Honorable Court of these erroneous Findings contained within it‘s Order issued on May 22, 2015, and respectfully request this Honorable Court reevaluate his pleadings, and reform the Order to speak the truth in all instances.

II. §RRON§OUS FINDlNGS OF FACT

This Honorable Court entered Nine (9) Findings of Fact under

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paragraph ”III. FINDINGS OF FACT". The Applicant demonstrates the following findings of fact are factually incorrect. At Finding of Fact 4. the Court found:

4. This Court observes that Applicant's sentence in this case has since expired.

The Finding of Fact at "4.“ is factually incorrect, as the following factual events occurred to prevent the sentence from expiring on December 31, 2014:

On July 5, 2001, the Applicant made parole and was released from the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID). At this point the earning of time on the instant sentence ceased to accrue. The sentence did not begin to accrue time again until January 7, 2002, when the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole issued a "Blue warrant" to revoke said parole. Therefore, the Applicant’s sentence was extended approximately Eive (5) months and twenty three (23) days.

The Applicant has made a request to the TDCJ-ID‘s Official responsible for said information, and discovered that the Maximum expiration date in the instant case is in actuality June 23, 2015. Thus, the Court's finding on May 22, 2015, is incorrect. Less there be any doubt as to this factual issue, the Applicant has attached an Original Inmate Request Form (1-60) to the Application at Exhibit - Al,_ demonstrating the official expiration date as of record with TDCJ-ID.

Next, at Finding of Fact 5. the Court found:

5. Applicant does not plead nor prove any confinement resulting from his conviction. .

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The Finding of Fact at "5.,“ is incorrect as, it is not necessary for the Applicant to plead or prove confinement on an active case. As demonstrated above concerning finding "4." the maximum expiration date of the instant sentence is June 23, 2015. At the time of signing of the instant Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law by the Court on May 22, 2015, there was an entire month remaining on the sentence and five months remaining upon the filing of the Application for writ of Habeas Corpus on February 25, 2015. Therefore, factually the Applicant on February 25, 2015, was still under judgement and the instant case are subject to jurisdiction under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 11.07 § 3.

But, less there be any doubt, on or about May 23, 2003, the Applicant received an order in cause no. 02-275-K277, to run the case "CONSECUTIVELY [stacked] to cause no. 95-039-K277 and 95-040-K277, the defendant's parole revocation cases." (See, Exhibit - Bl) As such, cause no. 02-275-K277 has not earned a single day credit since May 23, 2003, and had only accrued 509 days prior to the judgement. Thereby, directly demonstrating continuing confinement as a result of the instant conviction. As minus the instant case, the Applicant would have all but completed cause no. 02-275-K277. However, the stacked sentence has prevented the Applicant from earning time in cause no. 02-275-K277, as a direct result of the instant cases.

Next, the Finding of Fact at 8. the Court found:

8. There is no evidence before this Court that the State in

this case at any point failed to disclose any evidence to Applicant, or that the State was previously aware of the

claims only now presented by Applicant.

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The Finding of Fact at "8." is in direct contention with the affidavits filed by the victim in the instant case. The Applicant directs the Court to the multiple affidavit‘s -- four in each case -- demonstrating the knowledge of the prosecution in the instant cases concerning the actual innocence of the Applicant. Therefore, there can be no doubt that this Finding of Facts is erroneous, as the Court has sufficient evidence in the instant case demonstrating Applicant's actual innocence of the crime alleged in the indictments.

Next, at Finding of Fact 9. the Court found:

9. Applicant is currently incarcerated in TDCJ under a life sentence, as a result of one of his five felony convictions subsequent to his plea in this case.

The Finding of Fact at "9." is incorrect in it‘s factual recitation concerning the alleged "five felony convictions subsequent to his plea in this case." It is true, the Applicant is currently incarcerated in TDCJ under a life sentence, however, this is not as a result of this felony conviction, nor is the life sentence challenged within this claim. Further, one of the five subsequent convictions, is in actuality prior to the instant cases.

In cause no. 7730, from the let Judicial District Court of Bastrop County, Texas, the Applicant was sentenced to nine (9) years in TDCJ-ID. Although the judgement in cause no.

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