Lopez, Richard

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedMay 31, 2016
DocketWR-85,166-01
StatusPublished

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Opinion

Cause No. 09-04380-CRF-361-A

In The Court of Criminal Appeals

Austin, Texas

In Re: Richard Lopez #16739-19 Relator

Petition From The 361St Judicial District

of

Brazos County, Texas

Honorable Jude Langley, District Judge

Appellants Original Mandamus Proceeding

ECE\VEO IN Richard Lopez#l673749 COURT ;F CRIMINAL APPEALS Mark W. Stiles Unit 3060 Route 3514 Beaumont, Texas 77705-7635

Abe\ Acosta, Clerk TABLE OF-CONTENTS Pg. # INDENTITY OF PARTIES 2

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES i

STATEi•iENT OF THE CASE 5

STATEMENT OF FACTS 5

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION 5

ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED 5

ARGUMENT1WRIT OF MANDAMUS 6-8

PRAYER 8

VERIFICATION 9

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 9

:r1 ht.:lJ::.. Ni f-~:.2. "' i,.,. £1-\l' i. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES CASE'S Pg. #

Board of Pardon & Parole V. Court Appeals,910 S.W.2d 481,483(Tx.Cr.App.l995) 8

McCREE v. Hamton,824 s.w. 2e 578 (Tex.Crim.App.l992) 7,8

STATUTES

Texas c.c.P. Art .11.07 3,5,6

Texas c.c.P. Art.ll-07 (b) 6

Texas c.c.P. Art.ll-07 (c) 3,7,8,9

Texas c.c.F. Art .11.07 (d) 6,7 ,8

Texas R.A.P. Rule 73(5) 5,6;'7,8,9

'Texas R.A.P. 52 5

Texas Govt.Code §22.221 5

"'•• -.,_.f.2! I :! 7 ~. •;

T~R.A.P. 72.1 ;72.2 1,2

T.R.A.P. 73(5) 1

V.A.C.C.P. Art.ll.07 §3(c)(d) 2

V.A.C.C.P. 404 §1 1,2

CONSTITUTION

Texas Const.Art.5 §5 1

.a. The Court of Criminal Appeals (Clerk) P.O.Box 12308 Capital Station Austin, Texas 78711

Re; Writ of Mandamus§

Dear Mr.Acosta; (greeting)

Please find enclosed the original and (2) copies of the following documents to be filed for review:

(t) AnnlicRtion for Writ of Mandamus with Brief in Support. !),_ j M o 7-:I"D ,.; 1-t::r ;_e. "'4e.. . In addition, please allow me to be excused from providing any additional copies pursuant to T.R.A.P. Rule 2, whereas, I am incarcerated and indigent and have no means of making additional copies.

Submitted LH,s Day of 2016 Sincerely, Thankful Richard Lopez (Proese) Beaumont, Texas 77705

4. Identity of Parties and Counsel

Respondent

Honorable Judge Lang ley 361 St District Judge Brazos County, Texas

Relator

Richard Lopez (Pro-Se) 3060 FM 3514 Beaumont, Texas 77705-7635

Reil Parties of Interest Honorable Judge Langley District Judge

In Re Richard Lopez#l673749

5. Cause No. 09-04380-CRF-361-A

Richard Lopez, Relator § T.D.C.J. ID# 1673749 §

v. § IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL § APPEALS, AUSTIN, TEXAS. Judge Langley § 36lst District Judge Brazos, County, Texas § § § In her/his official Capacity § Respondant A. PLANTIFF' S ORIGINAL APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SKID COURT: Comes now, Richard Lopez, Relator, pro-se in the above styles

and numbered cause of action and files this original application

for writ of mandamus, pursuant to article 11.07 sec. (c) of the

Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and would show the court the

following:

B. RELATOR

1.01 Richard Lopez, TDCJ#1673749 is an offender incarcerated in the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice and is appearing pro-se; who

can be located at the Mark w~ Stiles Unit, Jefferson County, Texas

77705-7635.

1.02 Relator has exhausted his remedies and has no other adequate

remedy of law.

1.03 Relator has filed a motion for summary judgement on or about

Feb. 2016.

1.04 The act sought to be compelled is material, not discretionary

in nature.

6. T.C.C.P Art. 11.07

Section 3 (c) required the clerk to immediately transmit

to the Court of Criminal Appeals a copy of the application

for writ of Habeas Corpus, any answers filed, and a certificate

reciting the date upon which that finding was made, if the

convicting court decides that there are no issues to be

resolved no copy of the application for writ of Habeas Corpus

and answers, filed and certificate reciting the date upon

which that finding was made have been transmitted to the '

Court of Criminal Appea]_s ...

1.05 T.R.A.P. Rule 73(5)

For the trial courts, the rule changes impose a time limit

for resolving a 10.07 claim. Art. 11.07 does not place a

time limit on the court before these changes, once the

trial court signed an order designating issues (ODI) when

20 days of States deadline, there were no further deadlines.

The lack of firm deadlines has created concerns that some

trial courts were taking too long to resolve 11.07 claims.

The trial court had 180 days from the time the state recieved

the application to resolve the issues of the 11.07 writ

claims.

Put simply: • The State still has 15 days to respond.

• The trial court still has 20 days from the

States deadline to designate the issues.

• The trial court has 145 days (less than 5 months)

to order affidavits and/or hold a hearing, order 7. proposed findings of fact/conclusion of law and resolve issues. Because this is hard and fast

"lose jurisdiction, " kind of deadline. The State

should also have calendered the 180 days r~ make

sure there were no missed opportunities.

Under the new rule changes, the district clerk must send all

ODI'S to the Court of Criminal Appeals once signed by the trial

court.

STATEMENT QB CASE

The original Mandamus proceeding stems from a conviction for the

offense of aggravated sexual assault with a child and a sentence

of 35 years was imposed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Institution on October 1,2010.

An application for writ of Habeas corpus was mailed on January

17,2014 to the 36lst Judicial District Court. To this date . relator has not recieved any notification that the court has . issued its finding of facts and conclusion of law after designating

that the ineffective assistance of counsel/conflict of interest

needed to be resolved. Sain order was made on Feb. 20, 2014, see

Exibit (D).

ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED

1) NegL~gence, in the perform~nce of the duties of his/her

office.

2) Failure of the presiding Judge (Langley) in the habeas proceeding

to make finding of facts and conclusion of law after timely

8. designating said issues, pursuant to Texas Rules of appellant

procedure, Rule 73. (5).

3) Failure to transmitt documents to the Court of triminal

Appeals as required by statute.

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION

This court has jurisdiction over this mandamus proceeding under

Texas Government Code Section 22.221 and Texas Rule of Appellate

Procedure rule 52.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On January 22,2014, relator filed his application for writ of I r .J

habeas corpus, pursuant to V.A.C.C.P. Art.11.07, with the 361st

judicial district court of Brazos county, Texas under cause no.

09-04380-CRF-361-A.

Relator raised three(3) grounds of error (1) Conflict of Interest.

(2) Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, ~3) Actual innocence.

On January 22, 2014 the district clerk of Brazos County, Texas

notified relator by letter that she had recieved and filed

relators application for writ of habeas corpus on that day,see

exibit (E-D).

On September 8,2014 after making several requests for a status

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